Director - Asian Pacific American Engagement Republican National Committee, Chief of Staff
Young Republican National Federation

Adi Sathi serves as the National Director of Asian Pacific American (APA) Engagement at the Republican National Committee under the leadership of RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel. Over the last eight years, Adi has managed or advised numerous successful political campaigns at the local, state, and federal level in battleground states like Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia. Along with his role at the RNC, Adi also serves as the Chief of Staff to the Young Republican National Federation under YRNF Chairman Jason Emert. For his work in both of these roles, he was included in the Oakland County, Michigan Government’s “Elite 40 Under 40” Class of 2018. He recently appeared on CBC News with Carole MacNeil and has been featured in numerous publications including Politico Magazine and Fox Business. Over the years, he has also spoken at various organizational events and panel discussions throughout the country including TEDxUSCongress in December 2016 at the Rayburn House Office Building as well as on a panel at an event called Shades of Red and Blue in April 2017 at the New York Public Library.

Prior to his role at the RNC, Adi was a 2016-17 Asian Pacific American Institute of Congressional Studies (APAICS) Legislative Fellow in the Office of Senator Orrin G. Hatch who serves as both the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate as well as the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Adi was selected as the first Republican Fellow in APAICS history since the organization was founded in 1994 by Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta. In this role, Adi advised on various policy issue areas, represented the office on the Joint Congressional Committee for Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC), and attended a Congressional Staff Delegation trip to China with the U.S.-Asia Institute that focused on trade policy and financial services. He was featured in The Hill’s annual 50 Most Beautiful list in 2017.

After completing both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the University of Michigan, Adi was elected in February 2015 to a two-year term as a statewide Vice Chair of the Michigan Republican Party at the age of 24. He served under the leadership of then MIGOP Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel and helped deliver a GOP victory in Michigan for the first time in 28 years by less than 11,000 votes. For his work in this role, Adi was recognized in both 2016 and 2017 on Newsmax’s annual list of 30 Most Influential Republicans Under 30. He was also featured on Asian Fortune’s 2016 list of 50 Young Asian American Stars in Politics.

As a graduate student, Adi was elected to serve as the Executive Director of the Association of Big Ten Students, an organization that consists of the 14 Big Ten schools from 11 different states and represents over 540,000 students. For his work in this role, he was invited to the 2013 White House Youth Summit, selected to be a part of the 2014 AIPAC Campus Allies Mission to Israel, and recognized by Red Alert Politics on their 2014 '30 Under 30' list. More recently in his educational career, Adi was a 2016 Fellow in the Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) through Michigan State University’s Institute of Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) as one of 24 people selected per year.

In his free time, Adi also sits on the Board of Directors of the Community Financial Credit Union (CFCU) and serves as the Northeast Chair of the Young Conservatives for Energy Reform (YC4ER). He enjoys cheering on Michigan sports teams, working out, and binge-watching Netflix shows.

The information presented here was accurate as of January 1, 2018.