Deepak Bhargava
Deepak Bhargava | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Partner | Harry Hanbury |
Deepak Bhargava is an immigration reform advocate and until 2018 was the executive director of the nonprofit Center for Community Change in Washington, D.C.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Bhargava was born in Bangalore, India. His family emigrated to the New York City borough, The Bronx,[1] where he grew up and became, in his words, a "ferocious Yankees fan."[2] He attended Harvard College, where he opposed Reserve Officers Training Corps presence,[3] and graduated summa cum laude[4] in 1990.
Advocacy career
[edit | edit source]Bhargava began his career at ACORN, where he served as legislative director[5] and spokesperson.[6]
He joined the Center for Community Change in 1994 as the director of public policy.[7] In 2000, he directed the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support coalition of grassroots groups working on federal welfare law.[8] Bhargava became executive director of the Center for Community Change in 2002.[7]
Much of Bhargava's work at CCC has focused on immigration reform. He brought together immigration activists and helped launch the Fair Immigration Reform Movement,[9] was arrested outside of the White House while protesting immigration law in 2011,[1][10] and was credited for having convinced President Barack Obama to reduce deportation of undocumented immigrants in 2012.[5][11]
In 2019, Bhargava joined the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies as a Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies.[12]
Bhargava has served on the boards of:
- Center for Law and Social Policy[8]
- Discount Foundation[13]
- Open Society Foundations[4]
- League of Education Voters[4]
- Bauman Foundation[14]
- National Immigration Forum Action Fund[13]
In 2024, Bhargava left the Center for Community Change and became the president of Freedom Together Foundation [15](formerly JBP Foundation)
References
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External links
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