Sakshi Umrotkar

Sakshi Umrotkar

Sakshi Umrotkar

  • CDDRL Honors Student, 2025-26

Biography

Major: Political Science
Minor: Economics
Hometown: Fremont, California
Thesis Advisor: Vasiliki Fouka

Tentative Thesis Title: Trade, Trust, and Populism: Weighing Norm Adherence against Economic Protectionism

Future aspirations post-Stanford: I'm hoping to explore work in international law and relations between the public and private sectors, since both seem relevant to international economics conversations! I also hope to combine my interest in national security with trade and economics.

A fun fact about yourself: The first guitar solo I learned to play was Hotel California by The Eagles.

In The News

Members of the Fisher Family Honors Class of 2026 pose with faculty María Ignacia Curiel, Stephen Stedman, and Larry Diamond at the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.
Blogs

Honors College 2025 Day 1: Resilience in the Face of Change

This is the first story in a series of blog posts written by the Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2026 detailing their experiences in Washington, D.C., for CDDRL's annual Honors College.
Honors College 2025 Day 1: Resilience in the Face of Change
CDDRL Fisher Family Honors Class of 2026
News

Introducing Our 2025-26 CDDRL Honors Students

We are thrilled to welcome twelve outstanding students, who together represent fourteen different majors and minors and hail from seven different states and four countries, to our Fisher Family Honors Program in Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
Introducing Our 2025-26 CDDRL Honors Students