hi, i'm ishan

i'm 20 and based in palo alto, california.

i grew up in san diego and went to the university of illinois urbana-champaign, where i studied computer science and economics.

in college, i started buildillinois, a community for creatives on campus.

we hosted events like hackathons, summits, and retreats for 1000s of students, partnering with yc, sequoia, google, prizepicks, zfellows, etched, and more.

in january, i joined spacexai to work on the talent engineering team.

always happy to chat, reach out on 𝕏 or ideshpande@x.ai.