Samarth Bhaskar is a mission driven tech leader. He has elected two presidents and transformed The New York Times newsroom. He currently works at Duolingo.
2024. By Tom O’Connor.
Professional.
Samarth is a trained computational social scientist. He has held leadership roles in analytics, strategy and operations in politics, tech, media, healthcare and ed-tech.
Volunteer.
Samarth volunteers as an advisor for nonprofits and artists. He has served on the board of CELF, an environmental education nonprofit. He was a founding board member of Pittsburgh Tomorrow. And he regularly mentors students and young professionals.
Personal.
Samarth lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife Elise Hawthorne and their dogs, Barry and Edie. He likes to run, bike and swim. He reviews movies. And books.