Vop Osili

Biography

Vop Osili represents District 12 on the Indianapolis City-County Council, which includes much of downtown Indianapolis and portions of the near west side, including the campus area now home to Indiana University Indianapolis and Purdue University. He was unanimously elected Council President in 2018 and served as President through 2026. He chairs the Council’s Rules & Public Policy Committee and serves on the Community Affairs Committee. Working with colleagues across the Council, he is committed to advancing equity, expanding fair and affordable housing, addressing homelessness and reentry, strengthening police-community relationships, and supporting inclusive urban development to improve the daily lives of Indianapolis residents. First elected to the Council in 2011, Osili has collaborated extensively with community groups, civic organizations and the business community on the expansion of work opportunities, skills-training and disadvantaged small business financing. He helped establish Indianapolis’ first city-funded microloan program targeting residents and businesses operating in neighborhoods with households well below area median income, and he continues to implement new initiatives to incentivize fair wages. Osili was a member of the Indiana Fire and Building Services Commission from 2001 to 2005 and Chairman of one of the Indianapolis Boards of Zoning Appeals from 2005 to 2008. He serves on a number of civic boards in the community, working at various times with organizations like the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, the United Way of Central Indiana and the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. In 2010, he was the Democratic candidate for Indiana Secretary of State. With a background in architecture, Osili has led urban design and architecture projects throughout the United States, Africa and the Middle East. He was a founding partner of A2SO4, an Indianapolis-based architectural design company that was one of the first LEED-certified firms in the nation. He also served as a missionary to Haiti and other developing countries. Osili graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a bachelor's degree in architecture and earned a master's degree in architecture and urban design from Columbia University.

Contact

Capitol office

City-County Building, 200 E. Washington St., Suite T441, Indianapolis, IN 46204 · 317.327.4242

Phone

317.327.4242

Email

vop.osili@indy.gov