Head Chair - Introduction

Hi everyone,

My name is Daksh Bhatia, and I’m a junior studying Computer Science and Economics here at UC Berkeley. I’m originally from New Jersey, but the allure of the Californian weather has convinced me to spend at least 4 years here. Apart from BMUN, I’m heavily involved with Net Impact Berkeley, an impact-focused consulting organization that works for responsible Fortune 500 companies, startups, and nonprofits (both BMUN and Net Impact are the reasons for my curiosity in social entrepreneurship).

Apart from the somewhat nerdy stuff above, I love writing. I’ve been creating new content on LinkedIn and my blog recently, and I’ll try and write something relevant about our topic before conference starts.

Okay - even that was somewhat nerdy, so in my free time I love playing and watching basketball (The Lakers undeniably have a bright future ahead), I steal music off of my friend’s spotify playlists, and I’ve been into reading a lot of greek mythology-related novels recently.

All in all, I’m excited to be your head chair for this coming iteration of BMUN, and I know it’ll be a positive learning experience for all of us!

Looking forward to meeting you all,

Daksh

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