Nikhar Merchant
Digital Strategist
Nikhar is a Digital Strategist at Aisle 518.
Since joining Aisle 518 in 2021, Nikhar has played a key role in several Senate and House races, including Mandela Barnes’ Senate campaign and Eugene Vindman’s congressional campaign. She’s all about pushing boundaries and finding innovative ways to boost grassroots fundraising, all with the hope of creating positive change in our country. Before Aisle 518, she was a digital organizer in the 2020 election cycle and worked for her congresswoman in Washington, D.C.
Nikhar was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs and graduated from Marquette University (ring out ahoya!) in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in both political science and international affairs. Now living in the Windy City, she loves spending her free time diving into romance novels on her Kindle, cheering on the Bucks, and honing her skills as a metalsmith!