Nivea Krishnan

What are you doing now?
I'm a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantee and work as an English Teaching Assistant at a public high school in Madrid!

How has the Fellowship impacted your career?
The fellowship motivated me to dive deeper into election policy, an area I was interested in before but one I had yet to explore in-depth. Being able to pursue a research project on ranked choice voting through CSPC clarified for me my interest in working in election law, which is why I plan on going to law school in the next couple years. During the CSPC leadership conference in D.C., I was also able to get career guidance from experts in the field, giving me more confidence to pursue this path despite its unpredictability. 

What is your favorite memory of the Fellowship?
I would definitely say attending the CSPC conference was the highlight of the fellowship, specifically the opportunity to connect with so many accomplished young people. I not only made lasting friendships, but I found myself with a renewed motivation to pursue a career in public service. In today's political climate, it can be hard to maintain that interest when everything is so polarized, but at the conference, I met people on both sides of the aisle with a shared commitment to improve our country, and that showed me that it's still possible for me and other young people to play an active role in affecting positive change in our communities.

If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
In an ideal world, I'd be an election lawyer litigating cases in court to make sure that everyone's right to vote is protected. Like Olivia Pope and her team, I'd want to be a gladiator in a suit.