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.

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced Wednesday that he would challenge Pelosi in the primary, citing the former speaker’s efforts...

5 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, AOC's former chief of staff, thinks the Democrats need a bolder vision. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ex–chief of staff has announced his intention to...

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former software engineer who worked as chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), turned heads Wednesday in San Francisco by announcing that he will challenge Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in next year’s election.

4 days ago · Originally from Texas, Saikat Chakrabarti is an Indian-American political adviser and software engineer, who previously served as chief of staff to Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. His entry into the race for San Francisco’s congressional seat adds pressure on Nancy Pelosi, who turns 85 next month and …

6 days ago · Since 2016, I've been working to promote that kind of leadership in the Democratic party. After a career in San Francisco's tech industry, I helped lead Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign and then launched a project to recruit and elect new leaders to Congress.

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti announced his challenge to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on February 5, 2025. The Democratic Party, said AOC's former chief of staff, "needs a bold vision for how to raise living standards, quality of life, and security for all Americans." "Twenty terms in Congress is enough."

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti said he would initiate a bid to challenge former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the party primary for the seat she’s held for more than two decades, citing concerns with ...

5 days ago · Who is Saikat Chakrabarti? Chakrabarti was born in 1986 to an Indian Bengali family in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated from the prestigious Harvard University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in computer science. He spent years with the tech elites in Silicon Valley and co-founded a web design tool named Mockingbird.

5 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, the former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will take on House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress, he announced on X.