Archi Parekh is a student in the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program majoring in Computer Science with minors in Economics and South Asian Studies. At Rutgers, Archi leads USACS, the largest computer science organization on campus. As president, she organizes tech talks, recruitment events, mentorship opportunities, and socials to foster an inclusive and supportive computer science community. This summer, Archi developed entitlements data management tools at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a software engineering intern. Prior to this, she expanded her tech skills as a software quality assurance intern at Cognition IP, a law-tech startup. She also volunteered for four campaigns in Michigan as a tech fellow at Bluebonnet Data, a progressive data nonprofit. Archi is passionate about leveraging her tech expertise in public interest technology and data journalism. She looks forward to exploring the political, economic, and societal factors behind tech advances as a Lloyd C. Gardner Fellow. In her free time, Archi enjoys baking, keeping up with current events, and watching Marvel movies.
