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Rishan Patel

Atherton,CA

Summary

ESPY Award - Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award ($10,000)
Prudential/Ashoka Emerging Visionary Winner ($10,000)
Grant Thornton Purple Paladin Award Grantee ($10,000)
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Grantee ($10,000)
Anna Eshoo Congressional Certification of Recognition for Leadership
George W. Bush Point of Light Award

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Intern, Student Advisory Board

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo

Palo Alto, CA

01.2024 - Current

Identify and research public policy related to youth education.
Present findings and recommendations to Anna Eshoo.

Advisor, Community

GameChanger/Dick’s Sporting Goods

12.2023 - Current

Work directly with VP, Community to create a new grant and mentorship curriculum for youth sports social activists.

Mentor/Contributor

Aspen Institute, Project Play

06.2023 - Current

Contributed Lending Lockers story and pointers to be included in the published School Sports Activist Toolkit to coach students on how to make play more accessible in their communities.
Help design application for, screen applicants, and mentor students in the first cohort to receive the Project Play/Allstate grant for “Service Learning Through Sports” program.

Co-Founder & CEO

Alley-Oop Kids, 501(c)(3)

11.2018 - Current

Led/Volunteered in multiple Alley-Oop projects & fundraising before becoming CEO
Since becoming CEO, increased sports gear access for over 100,000 kids by partnering with under-served schools, Good Sports, Sports Basement, KABOOM!, and others to install over 130 Lending Lockers globally.
Recruited student-volunteers to run sports gear drives and captain a Lending Locker.
Raised over $200,000 in money and gear for Lending Lockers

Intern, Community Impact

Gatorade - PepsiCo

07.2023 - 12.2023

Work directly with Chief Brand Officer and Director of Community Intel & Impact on joint community impact venture to install Lending Lockers Powered by Gatorade.