Parag Mehta has trained Democrats in all 50 states, four territories, the District of Columbia and around the globe. In 2004 he was the Deputy Political Director for America Votes, a coalition of the largest progressive groups in the country. Parag was a Deputy Political Director on Governor Howard Dean’s presidential campaign and served as Deputy Field Director for Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk's U.S. Senate race. He worked as a speechwriter for the White House Initiative on AAPIs from 2000-2002. Parag holds degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.