Mira Seyal is Manager of Foundation Relations and Grants at PEN America, where she stewards and expands foundation relationships in support of PEN America’s work. She leads a portfolio of grants, ensuring strong alignment with PEN America’s mission to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.
Previously, Mira was the Marketing and Development Coordinator at Free to Thrive, a San Diego–based nonprofit supporting human trafficking survivors in vacating their criminal records. There she contributed to donor relations, grant writing, and fundraising strategy—work that deepened her interest in creative and impactful development approaches.
Mira holds an M.A. in Human Rights from Columbia University and a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.