Reshma Saujani is a Democratic candidate for New York City Public Advocate and the founder of the national non-profit organization Girls Who Code, which is closing the gender gap in STEM by teaching teenage girls technology skills.

Reshma served as the Deputy Public Advocate of New York City, where she created the DREAM Fellowship to send undocumented students to college, fought to keep corporate spending out of elections, and partnered with the White House to create the Urban Entrepreneurship Summit Series.

A tireless advocate for women and girls, Reshma is the author of a new book on female leadership called "Women Who Don't Wait in Line: Break the Mold, Lead the Way," (October, 2013). In 2010, Reshma became the first South Asian woman in the country to run for United States Congress, leaving the private sector to devote herself full time to a career in public service.

Reshma is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and Yale Law School. She has recently been named one of Forbes' Most Powerful Women Changing the World, Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People, Ad Age's Creativity 50, Business Insider's 50 Women Who Are Changing the World, City & State's Rising Stars, and an AOL/PBS Next MAKER.