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Sid DarakVote Sep 2–5

Siddhesh DarakforCommunications Chair

I’m running to make it easier to find what’s happening on campus, to help more things happen, and to share the student side of this place beyond campus.

Siddhesh Darak

Why I’m running.

I have seen what student leadership can look like when people are heard. As General Secretary in undergrad, I listened to students, worked with administration, and helped bring events together.

That work taught me that communication is not just sending information. It is helping people find what is going on and making it easier for them to speak up when something needs attention.

There is already good work happening here. I’m running to build on it — from the student side.

Sid with classmates at a student gathering.

What I’ll work on.

  1. Find what’s happening

    On campus.

    Make existing communications easier to find and easier to use. Students should be able to see what is coming up and share questions or changes that matter to them.

  2. More to show up for

    With each other.

    Help create more events that students can gather around, including technical events such as hackathons. Work with clubs, CTSG, and what is already here. Add to it.

  3. Tell the student side

    Beyond campus.

    Help more employers, neighbors, and people we meet in New York understand what Cornell Tech is through the student experience. University communications is already doing important work. Student communications can support it.

    Roosevelt Island tram and the Queensboro Bridge at dusk.

About Me

I’m a second-year MS student at Cornell Tech, studying Applied Information Science in Health Tech. I’ve been here since 2025, so I know the rhythm of campus: what students are looking for, what gets people in the room, and where communication can be clearer.

Before coming to Cornell Tech, I worked in technology consulting at ZS Associates and in presales at Montran, a payments infrastructure company. Those roles taught me how to explain complicated things clearly, listen closely, and work with people who need different things from the same conversation.

Before Cornell Tech, I studied computer engineering at NMIMS, where I was General Secretary of the student council, representing about 1,800 students. I led the university drone team and held various roles across multiple campus events.

Sid Darak at NMIMS, in student council sash.

Vote for Sid Darak

Communications Chair · Cornell Tech Student Government

Voting is September 2–5. I’d be grateful for your vote.

Vote September 2–5