Rishi Kumar's Biography
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Full Name:
Rishi Kumar
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Seema; 2 Children
Birth Date:
09/09/1967
Home City:
Saratoga, CA
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Certificate, Executive Education Forum, University of Southern California, 2015
Certificate, Cloud Services, Stanford University, 2013-2014
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 16, 2024
Member, Saratoga City Council, 2014-2022
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 18, 2020
No caucus information on file.
Chief Revenue Officer, nFolks Data Solutions, 2023-present
Vice President of Public Sector Strategy/Business Development, Smart Utility Systems, 2015-2017
Senior Director/General Manager, Imaginea Technologies Incorporated, 2014-2015
Senior Manager, Cisco Systems, 2013
Engineer, International Business Machines (IBM), 1998-2013
Advisory Board Member, Solix Technologies - Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), Big Data, Analytics and Vertical Strategies, 2017-present
Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Valley Young Coders Club, 2015-present
Member, Regents Selection Advisory Committee, University of California, 2014-present
Founder/Chair, Saratoga Lego Robotics Club, 2014-present
Member/Delegate, Executive Board, California Democratic Party, District 28, 2013-present
Chair, Saratoga Cares Foundation, 2011-present
Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 581, 2006-present
Chair, DeHavilland Circle Neighborhood Association, 2002-present
Board Member, California League of Cities, present
Board Member, Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials, National League of Cities (NLC)
Member, California Computer Science Strategic Implementation Plan Panel (CSSIPP), 2018
Volunteer/Event Chair, Saratoga Chamber of Commerce, 2011-2014
Board Member, American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), Region 27, 2003-2008
Chair, Campaign for Susie Nagpal to Saratoga City Council, 2008
Volunteer, Saratoga Union School District, 2003-2008
Priority Issues:
As your Representative, I will address the Bay Area?s quality of life issues such as rising crime, fire safety, increasing water rates, the growing traffic congestion and the housing crisis enabled by a vision and a strong track record of addressing the top challenges of Silicon Valley. I will fight for issues such as high speed network ?Broadband needs to become a utility?, reducing air traffic noise and preserving our open space areas.