Vikrum Aiyer is Deputy Director of the ACLU, where he oversees nationwide political advocacy & campaigns across economic justice & gender justice issues (including worker's rights, housing equity, reproductive freedom & transgender advocacy). After leaving the Obama Administration, Aiyer built and led the public policy & strategic communications practice for the tech startup, Postmates, up through its $2.6B acquisition by Uber. He led the unicorn's global government affairs, labor talks, and advocacy efforts on state, federal, and international matters ranging from privacy & tax, to the future of work & the gig-economy. Aiyer also helped steer the company's executive communications, crisis communications, and corporate social responsibility strategies.

Previously, he served as Senior Policy Advisor for innovation & manufacturing policy in the Obama White House. And was Chief of Staff for the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for IP. He currently lives in San Francisco, where he serves as an advisor to former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs on eradicating poverty in California, and as a Commissioner for Mayor London Breed's Workforce Investment Board (WISF).

Social Justice, Social Activism, Economic Development, Political, Government & Political Professionals, Government Official, Government Regulation, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Public Policy