Aftab Pureval

Mr. Pureval, 36, an Ohio native of Tibetan and Indian descent, is a relative newcomer to politics, having been elected to the clerk of courts post in 2016. Before that, he worked as a lawyer. Aftab was born and raised in Southwest Ohio, the son of first-generation Americans who came to this country to give themselves and their family more opportunity. The product of public schools, Aftab went off to The Ohio State University for college where he was student body president. After college, Aftab attended UC for law school where he volunteered in the domestic violence clinic to protect battered women. After working at a law firm, he became a special assistant federal prosecutor where he worked with the FBI to prosecute crimes against children. Before becoming Clerk of Courts, Aftab worked at P&G as the global brand attorney for Olay, supporting a billion dollar business and learning how to get things done for the clients he served. Aftab has also been active in our community, becoming the first man to serve on the board of the Women’s Fund. He is also on the boards of the Ohio Innocence Project, Cincinnati Union Bethel, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He has been awarded the NAACP Theodore Berry Award for Service and been recognized by the Business Courier as one of their 40 under 40. Aftab and his wife, Whitney, live downtown.