Ishaan Srivastava

Most people my age are told to wait their turn. I didn't. I have five years of experience building a multimedia platform from scratch and sharing insights on how to engage young people, and my story is not common in many industries, especially in the political sphere. At 19, I've spent five years breaking into an industry that has historically dismissed young people as inexperienced, unserious, and not yet ready. I built a media platform, organized across two states, and conducted over 60 long-form interviews with major political figures, not because someone opened a door for me, but because I stopped waiting for that to happen. My story isn't really about politics. It's about what happens when a young person decides their voice matters before the world agrees. That's what I bring to every stage.