Founders
Vincent Nguyen
As a freshman at Santa Clara University, Vincent competed in Speech & Debate for 7 years. He placed 1st at the California State Tournament, 12th at Nationals, 1st at Ryan Mills Invitational, 2nd at Stanford Invitational, 2nd at Arizona State Invitational, 2nd at James Logan Invitiational, 3rd at CSU Longbeach, 3rd at Stephen Stewart Invitational, 4th at the exclusive Harvard Round Robin, and 8th at the Tournament of Champions.
Aarnav Nagabhirava
As a freshman at Stanford University, Aarnav has been in Speech & Debate for 7 years. He placed 2x at the California State Tournament (2nd in Parliamentary Debate & 3rd in Extemp), 1st at Stephen Stewart Invitational, 2x finalist at the Berkeley Invitational, Stanford Invitational, CSU Invitational, Arizona State Invitational, John Lewis Invitational, and James Logan Invitational.
Curriculum Directors
Rohit Vakkalagadda
As a sophomore at Cornell, Rohit competed in Speech & Debate for 4 years. He placed 2nd at 2024 Nationals, 3rd at 2023 Nationals, 2x California State Champion (2022, 2023), 3rd at 2024 California State, 1st at the Berkeley Invitational, 2nd at CSU Invitational, finalist at the Tournament of Champions, finalist at The Glenbrooks Tournament, and a 2x invitee to the exclusive MBA Round Robin.
Varun Vemulapalli
As a junior at UC Berkeley, Varun competed in Speech & Debate for 4 years. He was a National Finalist, 3rd at California State, Finalist at Arizona State University, CSU Invitational, James Logan Invitational, and Cal Berkeley Invitational, and semi-finalist at the Tournament of Champions.
Akilan Dorairaj
As a sophomore at UCLA, Akilian competed in Speech & Debate for 4 years. He was ranked 3rd in California and 7th in the nation. He was also a National Finalist, 2x finalist at California State, 3rd at Arizona State Invitational, 5th at James Logan Invitational, 2x finalist at Cal Berkeley Invitational, and 2x semi-finalist at the Tournament of Champions.
