Saikat Chakrabarti (born January 12, 1986) is an American political activist, software engineer, co-founder of Brand New Congress, Mockingbird Internet Firm, and Justice Democrats. He is popularly known as the Chief of Staff in the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Congressional Office of New York.
Profile, parents and early life
- This Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign chairman was born on January 12, 1986 in Fort Worth, Texas. At present, Saikat Chakrabarti getting old is 33 years old. Also, his zodiac sign is Capricorn.
- His parents have moved from India to the United States for professional reasons. Later, they settled in Texas.
- His father , Samir Chakrabarti, and mother , Sima Chakrabarti’s ethnicity is of South Asian Bengali Indian descent.
- Saikat has attended high school in Fort Worth to complete his high school graduation . Furthermore, she attended Harvard University in 2003.
Ghungroo Festival dance event.
- He is also very active in extracurricular activities at his university. Additionally, Chakrabarti also served as director of the Ghungroo show at the Annual Festival at the Aggasiz Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- After 4 years of study, he has finished his AB Degree in Computer Science in 2007.
Career and net worth
- In June 2005, he was selected as a software development intern at RealNetworks. This computer software company located in the city of Seattle, Washington. Chakrabarti has worked in that company for 3 months and completed his internship in August 2005.
- After 1 year, he was appointed in the same profile i.e. Software Development Intern at Apple Computer, Cupertino, California in June 2006. He learned many professional skills in this program and got his certification in August 2006.
- In September 2007, he started working at Bridgewater Associates as a “Technology Associate” after completing his graduation from Harvard University. In this company he has worked for more than 1 year and resigned in August 2008.
- Financial Details : The estimated Net Worth of Saikat Chakrabarti is between $700K to $800K US Dollars.
- In June 2009, he became a co-founder of the Mockingbird startup in San Francisco. This company designs web tools for creating web site frames and web-based applications.
- Later, Saikat joined a tech startup “ Raya team together with founders “ Juan Collison ” and “ patricio colison ” in February 2011. In this online digital payment internet company, he served as a founding engineer until May 2013. .
Curiosities and quick information
| Lifestyle/Biography | |
|---|---|
| Full name at birth | Saikat Chakrabarti. |
| Nickname | Saikat. |
| Profession | 1. Chief of Staff and 2018 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Campaign Chairman. 2. Co-founder of Brand New Congress, Justice Democrats, and Mockingbird Internet Firm. 3. Political activist and software engineer. 4. Founding Engineer of Stripe (Online Payment Processing Company). |
| Age (as of 2018) | 32 years old |
| Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday | January 12, 1986. |
| Birthplace/Hometown | Fort Worth, Texas, United States. |
| Nationality | American. |
| Gender | Male. |
| Sexuality (gay or lesbian) | Heterosexuality (Heterosexuality). |
| Famous for | Being the chief of staff in the congressional office of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. |
| star sign (zodiac sign) | Capricorn. |
| ethnicity | Indian Bengali (South Asian) descent. |
| Religion | Christendom. |
| Current residence | 1. New York, United States. 2. Knoxville, Tennessee. |
| Physical Statistics | |
| height (height) | Feet inches: 5′ 11″ . Centimeters: 180cm . Meters: 1.8 meters . |
| Weight | Kilograms: 78 kg . Pounds: 171 pounds . |
| biceps size | 14 inches |
| Body measurements (chest-waist-hips) | 40-30-35. |
| Shoe Size (US) | 10 |
| Details of the tattoos? | Will update. |
| eye color | Dark brown. |
| Hair color | Black. |
| Family | |
| Fathers | Father : Samir Chakrabarti. Mom : Sima Chakrabarti. |
| Brothers | Brother: Sister: |
| Family members | Grandfather: Uncle: |
| personal life relationship | |
| Marital status | Single. |
| Dating history? | Not available. |
| Girlfriend | Will update. |
| Name of wife/spouse | None. |
| Kids | None. |
| Education | |
| Highest Rating | Graduated with AB Degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. |
| College | high school in Fort Worth, Texas. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University. |
| Hobbies and favorite things | |
| Favorite Celebrities | Political: Danny Ellyson, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Motivational Speaker: Erika Andiola. Music Artist: Money Baby. |
| dream vacation destination | India. |
| Favorite color | Blue. |
| I love to do | Programming, reading and travel. |
| favorite dishes | Pizza, hamburger and Indian food. |
| Can | |
| Heritage (approx.) | Between $700,000 and $800,000 US dollars (as of 2018). |
| Salary, income and earnings per month | 65 thousand dollars. |
| Contact details | |
| Office address | In New York. |
| house details | Introducing New York apartment life. |
| Mobile or telephone number | — |
| Official Web site | None. |
| Email address | N/A |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Saikat Chakrabarti
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez chief of staff has a good height at around 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) tall . Furthermore, her body weight of hers is around 78 kilograms (171 in pounds).
- The 33-year-old political activist becomes Director of Technology Organization at Bernie 2016 Political Organization in October 2016. Chakrabarti has built many tools for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign team.
- After this political campaign experience, Saikat founded “Brand New Congress” in April 2016. The other co-founders of this political committee are Zack Exley (Political Consultant), Alexandra Rojas and Corbin Trent.
- Personal Matters : Information about Saikat Chakrabarti Girlfriend or Partner is not available in public domain. However, he is currently single and looking for his future. wife .
- On January 23, 2017, he co-founded Justice Democrats with Kyle Kulinski, Cenk Uygur, and Zack Exley in Knoxville, Tennessee. In addition, he also gets the additional responsibility of “CEO”.
- In February 2018, Chakrabarti named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez co-campaign manager. Later, he was promoted to Campaign Chairman in July 2018.
- As a result, Alexandria won the election for US Representative for New York’s 14th congressional district on January 3, 2019. He has defeated Joe Crowley in this election.
- Controversy : Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff has been accused of taking money i.e. $1 million US dollars in her private bank account on March 5, 2019.