Daniel Reden is the 38th Chairperson of the University Student Senate and Student Trustee of the City University of New York. Reden is a first-generation college student born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn to Nigerian immigrant parents. For as long as Reden can remember, his parents lauded education as the engine of social and economic mobility. Following his parents’ advice, Reden actively searched for quality education, and that search led him to CUNY. Since he was thirteen years old, Reden has worked to support himself and his family. Recently, he was the Community Outreach Specialist for NPower, a non-profit organization that assists POC, ages 18-26, and veterans in starting a career in technology through technical training, professional development, and corporate sponsorship. Today, Reden is a student at the CUNY School of Professional Studies majoring in Business, where he is a member of the Student Association, the SPS Governing Council, the Committee on Institutional Equity and Diversity, and the President of the Black Student Union. Reden ran for the USS Chair because of his passion for justice and equity and his ability to effectively communicate the collective will of the USS and the student body as well as support, encourage, and enhance the student government leadership on their own accord.