Sohum Pawar is a 2020 Congressional Innovation Scholar who served with Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and supported on cyber, energy, and environmental issues. Before becoming a TechCongress Scholar, Sohum explored tech-driven policy issues at the White House, EPA, a cyber threat intelligence firm, and a nuclear reactor startup.

In this episode, we chat with Sohum about how his work in communication impacts his work as a technologist and policy researcher, how he defines civic technology, and what he's looking forward to working on throughout his fellowship.