Aki Terasaki
Aki Terasaki CC '12 was the president of the Columbia College Student Council from 2011 - 2012. He was elected in 2010 along with his CUCharge party in the first three-party race for the Exec board in several years. Although he did not win the most first-choice votes for President—Barry Weinberg did—his large number of middle-preference votes combined with the instant-runoff prioritization system won him the CCSC presidency that oversaw the resignation of Michelle Moody-Adams and general upheaval of the College.
He also served as president of the Columbia Japan Society his junior year.
During his tenure as president, he successfully led the council in implementing some programs that had previously been only pilots, such as Open Housing. His council was also responsible for the first holistic review of financial aid, as well as a wait list system for classes, among other things.
Aki majored in economics with a special concentration in linguistics.
| Preceded by Learned Foote |
President of the CCSC 2011-2012 |
Succeeded by Karishma Habbu |
