Sanket Deshpande
Minneapolis,MN
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Researcher and Hrant Dink Scholar
Human Rights Program
Twin Cities
09.2025 - Current
- Lead research initiatives along with 4 other student researchers to create an elaborate, but accessible, human rights advocacy database for students at UMN.
- Engage in thorough International Humanitarian Law research in order to craft visual explainers, fact sheets, and other deliverables for the database.
- Help facilitate events for the Human Rights Program on the UMN campus through the HRP Undergraduate Working Group.
Honors Peer Mentor
University Honors Program
Twin Cities
09.2025 - Current
- Serve as a dependable mentor for two first year students in the University Honors Program.
- Provide applicable, first-hand experience and advice while nurturing genuine, tight-knit connections with mentees.
Finance Director
Jazba Entertainment
Twin Cities
05.2024 - Current
- Managed finances by creating a budget and supervising in-flow and outflow for Jazba Entertainment.
- Worked closely with sponsors like the U of M, Target, and others to finance Jazba Entertainment.
- Oversaw sponsorships and finances with the Women in Need non-profit organization.
Student & Blogger
DIS - Study Abroad I International Law
Copenhagen, DK and Stockholm, SE
06.2025 - 07.2025
- Evaluated foundational documents of Humanitarian Law and conducted research projects regarding their application to historical armed conflicts.
- Engaged with stakeholders (e.g Kosovo Security Forces, UNHCR) during field study in Kosovo.
- Authored three blogs documenting my academic and cultural experience abroad for DIS Student Media Team.
Legislative Intern for Rep. Larry Kraft
MN House of Representatives
St. Paul, MN
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Attended floor sessions, committee meetings, and research presentations.
- Conducted detailed research with MN House Representatives and stakeholders such as community members, the Department of Public Safety, and others.
- Completed reflection essays and research papers about the MN Legislature, recent legal cases, and Minnesota's political climate.
Fellow and Organizing Intern
Democracy Summer Fellowship
Iowa City, IA
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Engaged in national and regional seminars and workshops with influential political figures.
- Organized volunteers and mobilized voters in IA-01 for the Christina Bohannan for Congress campaign.
- Knocked ~ 800 doors, made 1,038 phone calls, and coordinated recruitment events through phone banking and canvassing.
Case Dispute and Office Intern
Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Aided in case hearings and client complaints about worker discrimination and injustice.
- Communicated with supervisors and completed office tasks such as receiving phone calls, interacting with clients, and completing operational duties in a timely manner.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics And Political Science
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Twin Cities05.2027
Skills
- Spanish Working Proficiency
- R-Studio
- Research, fact sheet, and blog styles of writing
- Policy research and legislative networking
- Team collaboration, particularly in smaller cohorts
Timeline
Student Researcher and Hrant Dink Scholar
Human Rights Program
09.2025 - Current
Honors Peer Mentor
University Honors Program
09.2025 - Current
Student & Blogger
DIS - Study Abroad I International Law
06.2025 - 07.2025
Legislative Intern for Rep. Larry Kraft
MN House of Representatives
01.2025 - 05.2025
Fellow and Organizing Intern
Democracy Summer Fellowship
06.2024 - 08.2024
Finance Director
Jazba Entertainment
05.2024 - Current
Case Dispute and Office Intern
Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa
06.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Economics And Political Science
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities