Biography

Kartik Raj is a UCLA alumni who was selected for his resilience through hardships and dedication to serving and assisting frontline communities. He founded Effective Altruism at UCLA to help students make the greatest impact possible in their personal choices and careers and volunteered for Mercy for Animals, first handing out flyers and later as an intern. He graduated with the department prize and decided to pursue a law degree to dedicate his life to justice for all the world’s people and animals. As a law student, Kartik specialized in Public Interest Law & Policy and Environmental Law, and through clinics and internships, he worked at the intersections of climate change, animal welfare, workers’ rights, and toxic waste pollution. He led the UCLA Animal Law Society and dedicated his free time to volunteering. Currently, he is an attorney at Earthjustice’s Community Partnerships Program, where he represents frontline communities in their fight for a safer, healthier, and more just environment.