Meera Ballal, J.D., M.Ed.

Meera is the Founder of Women’s Healthcare Initiative, an organization that operates on the premise that every health care system and practitioner has the opportunity to recognize Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Human Trafficking while caring for patients (WHI.HEALTH). Under the umbrella of Women’s Healthcare Initiative, Meera has created, developed and overseen IPV protocols and treatment plans, led IPV Task Forces, held IPV Director positions within institutions, helped hospitals reach and maintain Joint Commission compliance and trained and educated medical staff, counselors, social workers, government agencies and non-profit leaders in the recognition, documentation, treatment and follow-up care of IPV patients.


Meera, a native of Tennessee, comes from a private practice background and served on the medical malpractice litigation team at Miller & Martin, LPC (Nashville); served as a Division Chief in the Criminal District Attorney’s Office and as Executive Director of the Bexar County Family Justice Center (San Antonio); worked as a staff assistant on policy issues for a U.S. Senator and Congressman (Washington, D.C.); created the first community safety audit in the country for the Children’s Defense Fund (Washington, D.C.); and currently consults and sits on many Boards and Advisory Committees including the Centennial Hospital Pediatric Community Advisory Board, the Tennessee Department of Health NVDRS Advisory Committee, the Tennessee Bar Association Women in the Profession Committee, Girls Give Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and was a member of the Leadership Nashville Class of 2025. Meera has a B.S. and M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University, a M.Phil from the University of Glasgow in Scotland and a J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law. She is married to Dr. Seenu Reddy and has two children.