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Summit Sarkar — Resume
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Summit Sarkar

EDUCATION

Amherst College

2023 - 2027 | BA in Economics & Political Science

New College, University of Oxford

2025 - 2026 | Visiting Student in Politics & Economics

EXPERIENCE

Competitive Enterprise Institute

June 2025 – Aug. 2026 | Undergraduate Legal Intern

  • › Co-authored comment to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) re: Admin. False Claims Act (AFCA)
  • › Wrote an internal report on state AI regulatory policies in California, Colorado, and Utah

Federalist Society

May 2025 – June 2025 | Research Associate

  • › Analyzed 700+ Minnesota newspaper articles between 1857-1898 supporting state constitutional interpretation
  • › Wrote 110+ paragraph reports connecting each article to relevant ballot measures, originalism, and textualism in FedSoc database

Center for Individual Rights

May 2024 – Aug. 2024 | Undergraduate Research Intern

  • › Performed constitutional law research using Westlaw across 17 institutional cases, from trial to Supreme Court
  • › Published research reaching 1,000+ donors and allies via website and print magazine
  • › Aggregated media, leading the 35th anniversary event attended by 100+ and documentary viewed by 2,000+

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Law Review, Amherst College

Sep. 2023 – Present | Executive Editor

Economics Department, Amherst College

Feb. 2025 – May 2025 | RA (Prof. Mengqi Wang)

International Relations Lab, Amherst College

Feb. 2025 – May 2025 | RA (Prof. Eleonora Mattiacci)

Economics Department, Amherst College

Sep. 2024 – Dec. 2024 | TA (ECON-300)

SOCIAL AFFILIATIONS

Amherst College

  • Cricket Club
  • Debate Society (ADS)
  • Men’s Club Basketball

University of Oxford

  • American Society
  • Conservative Reading Group
  • Cross-Country Club (OUCCC)
  • Middle East Security Society (MESS)
  • New College Basketball Club
  • Strategic Studies Group (SSG)