Visraant Iyer

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Visraant Iyer (he/him) is a strategist and operator who works with the Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund teams and partners to scale Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund’s, and their reach, sustainably and equitably. Visraant believes democracy doesn’t work on autopilot.

Prior to joining Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund, Visraant was co-founder and CEO of a social fintech enterprise that helped public servants purchase their first homes without taking on excessive debt. As a social entrepreneur, he was an MIT Goss Fellow, Harvard Innovation Labs Scholar, and selected to be in the prestigious Techstars Accelerator. As founder, Visraant raised millions of dollars in venture capital and managed assets totaling millions in value. Visraant has recruited and supervised several large teams across for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Visraant was a Presidential campaign staffer in Wisconsin on the Hillary for America campaign, has worked for multiple U.S. Senators, and is a former Senior Consultant within the federal government.

Visraant is trained and certified in negotiation, project management, Python, and leadership and decision making. Visraant holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelors in Political Science and International Studies from Northwestern University. In his spare time, Visraant loves watching and making movies, playing and watching sports, exploring the local food scene, and repping his hometown of Chicago in Los Angeles.