Urvashi Vaid was born on October 8, 1958 in New Delhi, India. She was married to Kate Clinton. She died on May 14, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Graduated from Vassar College followed by Northeastern University School of Law.
Was deputy director of the Governance and Civil Society Unit of the Ford Foundation from 2001 to 2005.
Served on the board of the Gill Foundation from 2004 to 2014.
She was senior fellow at the Social Justice Sexuality Project at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Up until her death she was president of the Vaid Group, a social innovation firm that works with global and domestic organizations to advance equity, justice, and inclusion.