Shivam is a junior at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies. He has been a debater and public speakers for 4 years, being a three time winner of tristate congressional debate competitions and a competitor at the Harvard National Speech and Debate Tournament for the past two years, where he was voted as one of the top five debaters in his chamber. He is also a two time winner of Public Forum Regional debate competitions, which included preliminary rounds and a final round. He has received the second best speaker award in different tristate debates. Along with that, Shivam has competed at the International Model United Nation level, with the UNA-USA International Conference where he had won Outstanding Delegate, and the National level, with conferences like ILMUNC (Ivy League Model United Nations Conference). Besides Speech & Debate, he is a varsity swimmer, and loves to program, play badminton, and go on camping trips! Shivam is an active youth in the community, as a diligent member of Congressman Frank Pallone Jr's Youth Advisory Council, and a Life rank Boy Scout.
He has founded Speak2Lead in order to give back to the community and share his passion for speaking and debating with younger students, and assist to provide education to under-privileged children.
Shivam has received the Gold level Presidential Award and Congressional Award - Silver Medal for his service to the community, and was also recognized by Vibha (www.vibha.org) as a "catalyst of youth inspiration" and "an agent of change."
