Reshma Saujani
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, is running for NYC's Public Advocate
Reshma Saujani has been working 18-hour days. It's been more than one year since she married tech entrepreneur Nihal Mehta, and the couple still hasn't taken a honeymoon.
Instead, Saujani's face has been popping up on television sets around New York. Her fundraisers have attracted powerful tech supporters like Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and Square founder Jack Dorsey.
All the hard work is leading up to one monumental day for Saujani, who is running for New York City Public Advocate on September 10. Winning could catapult the career in politics she's always dreamed of. Losing (again) would be a devastating set back.
Saujani, 37, appears confident and accomplished in her pursuit to win over voters. But she hasn't always felt that way. Throughout her career, Saujani has overcome a lot. It took three tries before she was accepted into Yale Law School. Her book, Women Who Don't Wait in Line, was written as therapy after she lost a 2010 congressional race.
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