JD Vance and Usha Chilukuri Vance have been trending on social media recently. JD Vance, Senator and former President Donald Trump’s newly announced running mate, has sparked interest due to his “Indian connection.” His wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, is of Indian origin and worked as a corporate litigator in San Francisco. Amidst the buzz, tech billionaire Elon Musk responded to a post by an Indian doctor with an emoticon.
Dr. Parik Patel shared a picture of JD Vance, Usha Chilukuri Vance, and one of their children, captioning it, “You either hire an Indian CEO or live long enough to see yourself become Indian.” Elon Musk reacted to this post with a laughing-out-loud emoticon.
Who is Usha Chilukuri Vance?
Usha Chilukuri Vance has an impressive academic background. She attended Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, completed her BA in history at Yale University, earned an MPhil in Early Modern History from the University of Cambridge, and obtained a law degree from Yale Law School.
JD Vance has often highlighted his wife’s significant role in his life, both personally and professionally. He fondly recalled in a 2022 interview how she understood his unspoken questions and encouraged him to seek new opportunities. The couple, who both graduated from Yale University, married in 2014 and have three children: Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel.
