Saikat Chakrabarti
Saikat Chakrabarti | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1986 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Known for | Former chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Movement | Progressivism |
| Spouse | Kamilka Malwatte |
Saikat Chakrabarti (born January 12, 1986) is an American political advisor, left-wing activist, and software engineer. He was formerly chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district representing portions of the Bronx and Queens in New York City.
On August 2, 2019, he left Ocasio-Cortez's office to run New Consensus, a group promoting the Green New Deal. He is currently running for Congress in California's 11th congressional district in the 2026 election, vying to unseat former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.