Karan Kalsi

Biography

Karan Kalsi, aged 24, from Auckland, is currently at the University of Auckland completing a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) with minors in Politics and International Relations, and French. Growing up in Auckland, Karan’s positive experiences of the social institutions that supported him during his youth have steered him towards work in public policy and advocating for people who are struggling. Karan has worked in a diverse range of public policy, consulting and law firms in New Zealand, Australia, and South-East Asia. Most recently, he worked in the team leading educational strategy for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability in Sydney, Australia. Karan’s research at Oxford will evaluate policymaking within New Zealand’s political institutions from an international comparative perspective on topics such as housing and welfare policy.