Shivram Viswanathan is a member of the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program and is studying Economics and Mathematics. He is a recipient of the SAS Academic Excellence Award and is an active member of the Rutgers University Federal Reserve Challenge team. As a member of the Google Community Leaders Program, he sought to bridge the digital divide by using technology to address challenges and issues in the New Brunswick community. Shivram was on the team that planned and executed the 2016 Mark Conference -- an innovative leadership experience based on the tenet that we all have the opportunity to make our mark on the communities that we partake in. Shivram has a deep interest in economic policy, particularly its intersection with social justice. Among these things, he is also a passionate musician, a bona fide bibliophile, and basketballer from birth.