Varun Sharma grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. He received a B.S.in Commerce and Economics from the University of Virginia and an M.S.in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University.

He currently works as a Chief of Staff at JusticeText, a startup focused on using technology to improve criminal justice outcomes, and he previously worked as a consultant in Mastercard's Data & Services division focusing on impact evaluation. Beginning in the fall of 2022, Varun will be attending law school. Varun was drawn to Negotiation Works because he enjoyed learning negotiation in his undergraduate business school and is excited to make this content more broadly available in the community. Varun volunteers with the data analyst team in helping to monitor the data from our “Negotiation Blueprint for Everyday Life” video series. Being able to leverage his background in data analytics and impact evaluation to support the Negotiation Works team will allow him to tell powerful, substantiated stories about the contributions the program is making to those less fortunate in the Washington, DC area.