Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi serves as Vice President, Center for Civil Rights and Technology at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Prior to this role, K.J. served as vice president of technology policy at the Chamber of Progress. He is a veteran of Capitol Hill and public interest organizations, which includes his role as senior policy counsel at New America’s Open Technology Institute. K.J. has more than 15 years of experience in public policy and legislative strategy at the local, state, and federal levels and led the re-establishment of the technology, telecommunications, and media program during his tenure as senior counsel at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC. In addition to advising members of the Washington State Senate, K.J. worked as legislative counsel for a D.C. city council member and former Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), a member of Congress who served on the influential House Appropriations Committee.
K.J. graduated from the University of California Davis and received his law degree from Seattle University School of Law.