Aditya Hariharan

Hello New York State FBLA! My name is Aditya Hariharan and I am honored to be serving as

your 2026-2027 Executive Vice President. As I begin my junior year at Walter Panas High School, I’m so

grateful for this opportunity to expand my service to NYS FBLA and continue our growth and impact.

My FBLA journey started all the way back in middle school, where I tried, and failed, to found a

chapter. That experience led me to quickly join FBLA as a freshman, where I was a little intimidated by

all the acronyms, positions, and bits of trivia tied to the organization. Yet, through the meetings,

conferences, and events I attended, along with the amazing people I had the opportunity to meet, I grew

closer and closer to the club. My sophomore year, I served as my chapter’s President, and was inspired to

run for state office to serve the organization that had supported me. As your Executive Vice President, my

goal is to provide members throughout the state the same opportunities, development, and sense of

community that FBLA has given me.

This year, I have many ideas I’ll be working to implement to improve the member experience!

First, I want to advance chapter growth and resources, by creating toolkits for easy and fun recruitment

meetings, developing a strong program of work relevant to chapter goals, and hosting monthly

roundtables with our chapter officers to go over upcoming events and new resources, while acquiring

feedback and updates. Another one of my initiatives this year is to inspire more district connection by

planning a region-based competition for districts to team up in, as well as revitalizing our district

Instagrams to foster community, and collaborating with the SVP team to solidify regional programming.

Perhaps most importantly, I want to make FBLA more accessible by increasing the amount of

scholarships available for SLC, developing a guide to help chapters recruit their own sponsors, and

simplifying the process of starting a chapter with personal calls and one-on-one support. My hope is that

these initiatives will help grow NYS FBLA, allowing us to both further our impact and involvement.

Outside of FBLA, I’m involved in clubs like Model United Nations and Students Demand

Action, and am currently serving on the National Youth Council of UNICEF USA. I’ve also been

teaching karate for the past four years, and am excited to get my second degree black belt this May. I love

listening to all kinds of music—my favorite artist at the moment is Faouzia—along with reading,

watching TV, and trying new foods.

I’m looking forward to collaborating with the state officer team and our members to create an

inclusive and supportive environment within NYS FBLA. If you have any questions, concerns, ideas, or

just want to say hi, please feel free to email me at executivevp@nysfbla.org, reach out on Instagram at

@aditya_fbla, or connect on LinkedIn! Together, we’ll make the 2026-2027 membership year the best yet!