Tarina Ahuja holds a B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard College where she graduated Summa cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa while studying social movements, policy, and law. She received the highest honors for her undergraduate thesis “What Do You Care: The Politics of Empathy in U.S. Social Movements and Out-group Activism.” As a lifelong organizer, she is dedicated to synthesizing grassroots organizing, policy, and legal advocacy in order to build global human rights movements that emphasize the dignity of all people. She’s worked with internationally focused advocacy organizations like Amnesty International and the National Democratic Institute as well as domestic organizations like the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic, the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the organization she co-founded, Young Khalsa Girls. At Harvard, she founded their chapter of Amnesty International, and was named a Presidential Public Service Fellow for her Sikh advocacy work. Tarina will be attending Stanford Law School in Fall 2025.