Saikat Chakrabarti

At-a-Glance

Candidate for U.S. House in California's 11th congressional district in the 2026 election.
Co-founder of Justice Democrats, a progressive political organization.
Co-founder of New Consensus, a group promoting the Green New Deal, which he helped write.
Served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez until August 2019.
Founding engineer at Stripe, Inc., holding at least $50 million worth of equity.
Director of Organizing Technology for Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, where he developed the Spoke messaging tool.
Graduated from Harvard University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in computer science.

Biography

Saikat Chakrabarti is an American political advisor, activist, and software engineer, known for his work as a progressive Democrat. He is currently a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, seeking to represent California's 11th congressional district in the 2026 election.