Vikrum Aiyer has seen a lot in the political world. Starting his career as a Congressional aide and rising to become an influential chief of staff in the Obama administration, he returned home to Silicon Valley in the Trump years to run policy divisions at tech companies. In our chat with him he speaks candidly from the heart on the pitfalls of being “too polished” and authenticity in communications. In his day job he’s Head of Global Policy and External Affairs at Heirloom, a climate tech focused on carbon removal technology. TikTok and Taco Bell were on the menu for our conversation too, tune in!