Sanket Deshpande
Minneapolis,MN
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Researcher and Hrant Dink Scholar
Human Rights Program
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
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
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
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
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
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
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