Akash Chougule

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Akash Chougule

Vice President

Akash Chougule is Vice President of Americans for Prosperity, the largest free-market grassroots advocacy organization in the country. Prior to AFP, Akash was Vice President of the Economic Opportunity Initiative at the Stand Together Chamber of Commerce. Prior to Stand Together, Akash was a policy staffer on the US House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee handling labor relations, wage-and-hour, and trade issues. Prior to the House, Akash was Director of Policy at AFP. He has contributed commentary on the Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, C-SPAN, NPR, and others and his writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Post, and several other major publications.

Akash was born and raised in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Boston College, where he was also a four-year member of the varsity cross country/track and field team, and received his Master’s from George Washington University. Akash was previously named to Forbes “30 Under 30” list for Law & Policy.