Viral Wedding Toasts, Taking on India's Supreme Court, and Changing the World with Parag Mehta

Parag Mehta is an incredible force for good in the world. He has had an expansive political career, was the Executive Director & Senior Vice President of Mastercard's Center for Inclusive Growth, and is now president of JP Morgan Chase's Policy Center. Parag Mehta has been at the center of positive social change since he was in student government at the University of Texas at Austin.



Chances are you also probably saw Parag Mehta's wedding to his husband Vaibhav Jain. Videos of their wedding and his dad's candid toast to his son have been viewed millions of times and inspired thousands of people around the world.


But Parag didn't stop at just sharing his wedding video, he is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights around the world and is currently taking on the Delhi High Court with his husband Vaibhav as a part of the fight for India to recognize same-sex marriage.


We talk to Parag about his storied political career (including serving as Chief of Staff for the Surgeon General), his current advocacy work, get some useful career advice, and of course, we get all the details on his incredible Texas wedding to Vaibhav.