Ashni Bhojwani

South Carolina

Clemson University

Ashni is of Belizean and Indian origins, and was born in Belize before immigrating to the United States as a child. Her determination to serve underrepresented groups stems from her experience as an immigrant and biracial woman living in South Carolina, and is her constant motivation to work and volunteer with vulnerable groups in her community. In the summer of 2019, she interned with the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ), a nonprofit that tirelessly works to end the prosecution, sentencing, and incarceration of youth in the United States, and in doing so, found her career inspiration. Ashni is a criminal justice and psychology dual-degree student. Ashni has been heavily involved with the Clemson Undergraduate Student Government for six semesters and was the first woman and person of color appointed to serve as the Chief Justice on the Supreme Court. She is also a Title IX officer for cases of sexual assault, and a member of the Judicial Branch to hear cases of misconduct. Ashni plans on pursuing a JD with an emphasis on public interest law so that she can challenge institutionalized racism on a systemic level and continue her work with social justice issues and criminal justice reform.

Nik Marda

Minnesota
Stanford University

Nik studies how governments can harness and regulate emerging technologies. While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in computer science, Nik has published a paper on human-computer interaction, researched threats posed by artificial intelligence, and presented a proposal for supporting civic technologists to the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service. On campus, he has led technical projects for Stanford in Government, edited articles for the Stanford Technology Law Review, and co-founded the Stanford Open Data Project. Last summer, Nik served as a Product Management Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, where he built tools and pipelines for one of the most visited federal websites. This winter, he interned for Senator Amy Klobuchar, where he worked on consumer protection and technology policy. After graduation, Nik plans to pursue further graduate study in law and public policy.