Irin Carmon: “As her husband’s arc in public life has been distinguished by his willingness to say absolutely anything, at great length and often eloquently, to get ahead, Usha has seemed to intentionally say as little as she can get away with. She has largely kept her own beliefs — political and otherwise — inscrutable even to those close to her.” “I was told by friends and associates that Usha was well liked, academically and professionally impressive, and that her inner life was a black box.”