Nikishka Iyengar — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder of The Guild, a worker-owned cooperative building community-owned models of land, housing, and real estate
Visiting Faculty at Harvard Graduate School of Design
Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School
Senior Research Associate at the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School
Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Nonprofit Quarterly

Biography

Nikishka Iyengar is the founder of The Guild, a worker-owned cooperative dedicated to building community-owned models of land, housing, and real estate as a pathway to economic democracy. As a social entrepreneur, community organizer, and writer, she focuses on advancing economic and racial justice, community-led development, and climate resilience through her work across land, labor, and capital.