Saikat Chakrabarti (born January 12, 1986) is an American political advisor, left-wing activist, and software engineer. He was formerly chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district representing portions of the Bronx and Queens in New York City.

5 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced Wednesday that he would challenge Pelosi in the primary, citing the former speaker’s efforts...

4 days ago · Originally from Texas, Saikat Chakrabarti is an Indian-American political adviser and software engineer, who previously served as chief of staff to Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. His entry into the race for San Francisco’s congressional seat adds pressure on Nancy Pelosi, who turns 85 next month and is recovering from hip replacement …

3 days ago · In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Saikat Chakrabarti, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s former campaign manager and chief of staff, discussed his plan to challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi in ...

4 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, AOC's former chief of staff, thinks the Democrats need a bolder vision. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ex–chief of staff has announced his intention to...

5 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former software engineer who worked as chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), turned heads Wednesday in San Francisco by announcing that he will challenge Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in next year’s election.

5 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti said he would initiate a bid to challenge former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the party primary for the seat she’s held for more than two decades, citing concerns with ...

5 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, the former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will take on House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress, he announced on X.

5 days ago · "Twenty terms in Congress is enough." That's according to the campaign website of Saikat Chakrabarti, the progressive political adviser who announced Wednesday that he plans to challenge 84-year-old former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the 2026 cycle. Chakrabarti's website traces his journey from being born in Fort Worth, Texas, to immigrants …

4 days ago · Who is Saikat Chakrabarti? Chakrabarti was born in 1986 to an Indian Bengali family in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated from the prestigious Harvard University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in computer science. He spent years with the tech elites in Silicon Valley and co-founded a web design tool named Mockingbird.