Kushal Kadakia
Election Year: 2019
Election Constituency: United States of America
Scholar Status: Scholar Alum
Rhodes Identifier: Texas & Lincoln 2019
Biography
Kushal T. Kadakia, Houston, is an Angier B. Duke Scholar studying biology and public policy at Duke University. A junior-elect to Phi Beta Kappa with a perfect 4.0 GPA, Kushal has conducted and published research in health policy and the basic sciences and was named a Duke Faculty Scholar, the university's highest undergraduate honor. A Truman Scholar, he was elected Student Body Vice President, served as Chairman of the Honor Council, and was appointed three times as a voting member of Duke's Board of Trustees. He also led a successful campaign to make Duke a smoke-free campus, and served on the North Carolina Governor's policy team, where he focused on Medicaid reform. At Oxford, Kushal will pursue the MPhil in Evidenced-Based Social Intervention and Policy.