Senator Mihir Deo

Mihir Deo is currently a Junior at  UC Berkeley, majoring in Business Administration at the Haas School of Business and minoring in Public Policy. He attended Lynbrook High School, where he was the captain of the speech team. Through his career at Lynbrook, he established himself as one of the top speakers in the state and country. He qualified to the National Speech Tournament of Champions three years in a row, as well as won a multitude of tournaments throughout the state.



At Berkeley, Mihir was the Managing Editor of the nationally recognized Berkeley Political Review. He was also the host of a sports radio show for a while on 1170 AM and 94.1FM, as well as the Director of Marketing for UC Berkeley Indus. He is also a proud member of the Cal Berkeley Democrats and the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.

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On Senate, Mihir hopes to fully represent the South Asian, Publication, and Political communities, as well every student on campus with tangible results. In his free time, Mihir loves watching 49er and Cal Bear football, playing cricket, and watching the TV show White Collar.

1) GRADE ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
I will work with faculty to establish a program that allows students to see their grades before they become permanent. This will create a buffer period to allow time to question and dispute grades. I will challenge professors to give access to final papers and tests immediately at the end of the semester.​



2) CAMPUS MEDIA RELATIONS
I will work to establish better relations with national and local media to make UC Berkeley more relevant.  By increasing our reputation, we can create demand for students for jobs and internships.  I will also aid publications on campus by increasing funding, giving a blueprint on how to procure advertisements, and helping facilitate greater online publishing.​



3) PROMOTING DIVERSE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
I will work with all South Asian organizations to better serve their membership and provide resources in areas that they could not provide before, whether it be peer-to-peer help or open spaces to facilitate dialogue. Moreover, with the increased amount of diverse students entering campus, I will work to procure more funding for multicultural student groups.​

Email: mdeo@asuc.org
Blog: mihirdeo.wordpress.com​
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Major: Business Administration, Public Policy​