Saikat Chakrabarti (born January 12, 1986) is an American political advisor, left-wing activist, and software engineer. He was formerly chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district representing portions of the Bronx and Queens in New York City.

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former software engineer who worked as chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), turned heads Wednesday in San Francisco by announcing that he will challenge Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in next year’s election.

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced Wednesday that he would challenge Pelosi in the primary, citing the former speaker’s efforts to prevent...

4 days ago · In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Saikat Chakrabarti, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s former campaign manager and chief of staff, discussed his plan to challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi in ...

6 days ago · After a career in San Francisco's tech industry, I helped lead Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign and then launched a project to recruit and elect new leaders to Congress. One of those leaders was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), and we went on to elect several others.

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, former chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced on X, formerly Twitter, that he plans to run in the 2026 Democratic primary for Rep. Nancy Pelosi's U.S ...

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., works on a computer in his office in the Cannon House Office Building June 26, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti said he would initiate a bid to challenge former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the party primary for the seat she’s held for more than two decades, citing concerns with...

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti announced his challenge to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on February 5, 2025. The Democratic Party, said AOC's former chief of staff, "needs a bold vision for how to raise living standards, quality of life, and security for all Americans." "Twenty terms in Congress is enough."

5 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, AOC's former chief of staff, thinks the Democrats need a bolder vision. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ex–chief of staff has announced his intention to...