Chaitanya Komanduri

Democratic Strategist

Chai Komanduri is a political strategist with two decades of experience organizing campaigns at all levels of government. Currently at UCLA, Chai has worked on the Presidential Campaigns of John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, numerous state and local races across the country , and the last 4 Democratic Conventions. He frequently provides political commentary on MSNBC where his weekly “Chai Day” segments on “The Beat with Ari Melber” has attracted millions viewers, and he is a regular contributor on one of the highest rated show on the MSNBC network.