Meet Rohit
My mom came to this country at 19. She and my dad ran a mall cart—I’d hide underneath and watch how the world treated them. Seeing people talk down to them is where I first learned to speak up.
Every night, my mom pulled cash from the register and set aside money for rent on our apartment (which doubled as a storage unit) and to make payments on our blue-green Buick station-wagon.
Growing up, I watched them navigate unpredictable markets and economic downturns. Their experience shaped my belief that government should work for working families, especially the ones too often been left behind.
Atlanta is home. I grew up here, went to college here, and plan to raise my family here. I know the promise of this community because I’ve lived it; and I know the challenges, because I’ve seen them up close.
Fulton County faces persistent challenges with economic mobility and inequality. Too often, outdated or ineffective public policy has failed to meet the moment. I’m running to change that: to use data, public resources, and the expertise of our communities to build a county where everyone, regardless of who they are or where they live, has a real opportunity not just to survive, but to thrive.
Doing the work.
I’ve dedicated my career to working at the intersection of policy, public service, and community organizing.
In the White House. I served as an Ash Innovation Fellow in the White House Office of Management and Budget under the Obama administration. There I worked on social impact bonds and pay-for-performance, new ways to make sure public dollars actually deliver results.
In our neighborhoods. I founded the Center for Civic Innovation to help Atlanta's communities shape the decisions that affect them. Through that work, we have:
Supported more than 200 small businesses, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs
Advanced community-based solutions to gun violence prevention
Strengthened neighborhood engagement and civic participation across the city
Across Atlanta. I've had the privilege of serving in leadership roles with HouseATL and ProGeorgia. In 2015, I became the youngest member in recent history appointed to the Board of Directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. I've also served on the Grady Ambassador Force Board and as co-chair of the Atlanta Hawks Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board.
When I ran for Atlanta City Council President, nearly 50,000 voters put their trust in me. I'm proud of who stood together in that campaign: neighborhood leaders, labor, small business owners, and civic organizations from every corner of the city. That coalition is still here, and it's still growing.
I was named as one of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 30 Under 30, 500 Most Powerful Atlantans, and in 2015 wad awarded the prestigious Echoing Green Global Fellowship.
I earned my B.A. from Emory University, where I was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019, and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where I served as student body president.
