Kaushik Sathiyandrakumar attended Ravenwood High School, where he debated for four years on the national circuit. Across his career, Kaushik accumulated 7 bids, qualifying to the Tournament of Champions for three years. Additionally, he earned multiple top-ten speaker awards, such as 7th at the Peach State Classic, and has been consistently ranked among the top 20 internationally. As a coach, Kaushik has mentored multiple GTOC-qualed teams and specializes in high-level prep skills, judge adaptation, and round vision. Outside of competitive debate, Kaushik served as President of the International Cabinet at Outreach Debate during his senior year, where he drove domestic and international growth of the organization’s mission to promote accessibility within the Speech & Debate community. Outside of the activity, Kaushik loves to follow sports, hike with his Boy Scouts Troop, and spend time with his family. He is very excited to instruct at NDC this year!