Jash Desai

Education: Pursuing a BA in Political Science and a BS in Business Administration at UC Berkeley

Recent projects include: Seattle Foundation

Personal interests include: Dancing, watching reality tv, traveling to new places, and listening to music

Jash is an undergraduate student double majoring in Business and Political Science with a minor in Data Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is extremely passionate about having a positive impact on society in whatever he does and wants to use the intersectionality of his studies into a future in diplomacy.

Jash is the CEO and co-founder of GiftE, an app that allows people to store, trade, send, and most importantly donate their gift cards to teachers, non-profits, and charities around the world. He began this journey as a junior in high school and has won accolades on the local and national level as winner of the Uncharted Learning's National Business Pitch Competition in 2021 and the recipient of the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2022. 

For fun, Jash is on the UC Berkeley bollywood and hip hop dance team where he competes around the country representing the school. Additionally, he loves the outdoors, spending time with his friends, and exploring new ways to help people in his community.