Bharathwaj Nandakumar, M.A. is the Director of Hindu Student Life at the University of Southern California. He is a graduate of USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering, where he completed his master’s degree in Computer Science. While at USC as a graduate student, Bharathwaj served as an executive board member for the Hindu Student Organization (HSO), Association of Indian Students (AIS), Trojan Cricket Club (TCC), and the Computer Science Graduate Organization (CSGO). A native of Chennai, India, he is currently a video game developer working with Activision in Santa Monica, CA and an industry mentor for USC’s Gamepipe Lab, one of the best game development programs in the country.