Deepak Bhargava

Deepak Bhargava

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Deepak Bhargava (he/him) is a longtime social justice leader, organizer, strategist, policy expert, and mentor to activists. He has previously served as a distinguished lecturer at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and until 2018 was executive director of Community Change.

Deepak Bhargava (he/him) is a longtime social justice leader, organizer, strategist, policy expert, and mentor to activists. He has previously served as a distinguished lecturer at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and until 2018 was executive director of Community Change. He is the coauthor of Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World and coeditor of Immigration Matters: Movements, Visions, and Strategies for a Progressive Future. He coauthored this report during his tenure as senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, prior to becoming president of the JPB Foundation in February 2024. He holds a BA in social studies from Harvard University.