Join us for a conversation with Indivar (Indi) Dutta-Gupta, President & Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and former Co-Executive Director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality. Mr. Dutta-Gupta has spent his career shaping economic and social policy that advances racial equity, reduces poverty, and strengthens opportunity for working families. He will share insights from his work in research, advocacy, and government, and explore how policy and economics intersect to drive real-world change. Students will gain a rare perspective on how ideas move from think tanks and universities to Congress and the White House, and how young people can engage with this process.

Speaker Bio:
Indivar Dutta-Gupta is the President & Executive Director of CLASP, where he leads efforts to advance public policies that reduce poverty and promote racial and economic justice. Prior to CLASP, he co-directed the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality’s Economic Security & Opportunity Initiative, where he worked on jobs, income supports, tax credits, and workforce policies. He previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and as a researcher at the Brookings Institution. Dutta-Gupta frequently testifies before Congress and is widely cited in national media for his expertise in social and economic policy. He earned his BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.