Deepak Bhargava is President of the Freedom Together Foundation, leading its mission to support people who have been denied power to build it, so they can change unjust systems and create a more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable society.

Deepak brings over 30 years of expertise in social justice movements. He previously led the grassroots organization Community Change for 16 years, strengthening the community organizing field and advancing public policies on economic and social justice. He also served as a distinguished lecturer at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and as a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.

Deepak is the co-author, with Stephanie Luce, of Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World (New Press, 2023) and co-editor, with Ruth Milkman and Penny Lewis, of Immigration Matters: Movements, Visions, and Strategies for a Progressive Future (New Press, 2021).