About

Students buildingfor good.

Mission

Transforming nonprofitswith technology.

We at HTF hope to make a positive impact in the community through software design and development. We aim to be actively involved with nonprofits in the nearby area by helping to build and maintain software solutions at no cost. We also want to foster an environment among our team that brings together fun, learning, and social aspects.

Hack the Future members in business attire on the steps of the Lawson Computer Science Building

Exec board

The peoplerunning it.

The exec board runs recruitment, events, workshops, nonprofit sourcing, and the project cycle. We hold board member recruitment at the end of each school year. Feel free to reach out to any of us!

2026–27 board, 9 members

  • Portrait of Arav Shah

    Arav Shah

    President

  • Portrait of Emily Li

    Emily Li

    Vice President

  • Portrait of Arushi Ravula

    Arushi Ravula

    Secretary

  • Portrait of Jason Gottesman

    Jason Gottesman

    Treasurer

  • Portrait of Ben Connelly

    Ben Connelly

    Technical Director

  • Portrait of Ashton Sun

    Ashton Sun

    Design Director

  • Portrait of Khang Nguyen

    Khang Nguyen

    Marketing

  • Portrait of Shreeya Sarurkar

    Shreeya Sarurkar

    External Outreach

  • Portrait of Nakul Naik

    Nakul Naik

    Internal Outreach

Awards

  • Purdue Student Life Honors

    2025 Innovative Program

    April 2025

A Hack the Future member shaking hands with a Purdue Student Life representative in front of a Purdue University backdrop
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Get involved

Let’s build somethingthat matters.

Whether you want to ship software for a cause or you run a nonprofit with a problem worth solving, we would love to hear from you.

2026-2027 applications close Sep 17, 11:59 PM