Bhatnagar, Neeraj

July 24, 2026
|By Z LaFrance

Neeraj Bhatnagar has recently joined PepsiCo as Director for the PepsiCo U.S. State & Local Government Affairs team. Neeraj is primarily focused on engaging with state and local legislators in California, and also supports the West team across states on local government affairs strategy.  A seasoned public policy and government relations leader with over 15 years of experience shaping technology, public safety, and national security policy at local, state, and federal levels. He started his career in government staffing for Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald in the House of Representatives; and then working under two Los Angeles mayoral administrations, starting with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and continuing with Mayor Eric Garcetti. Neeraj transitioned to the private sector with Amazon, where he led state and local initiatives for the Devices and Services organization, including Amazon’s artificial intelligence public policy program. Neeraj is based in Southern California.

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