Anish Beeram

Ascend California Junior Instructor - Congressional Debate

Anish is a freshman at Yale University and an alumnus of TMI Episcopal in San Antonio, Texas. Across his three years competing in Congressional Debate, Anish accumulated over 15 bids to the TOC, and reached as high as the 2021-22 Congress Bid Leader. His notable accomplishments include championing the 2023 NSDA National Championship, 2022 Tournament of Champions, placing 3rd at the Emory Barkley Forum and TFA State Championship, and finishing top 10 in the NSDA Senate, UT Longhorn Classic, NSU Sunvitational, and Glenbrooks. In addition, Anish serves on the 2022-23 USA National Debate Team, representing the United States at international competitions in World Schools debate, placing 3rd at the 2022 UPenn World Schools Invitational and finishing as the top seed at the 2022 Harvard College World Schools Invitational with an undefeated record. As a coach, Anish values the versatility and adaptability of debate, striving to teach his students how to speak at any point in a round from the first affirmative constructive to the final negation speech. When not debating, you can find Anish beekeeping, binging Star Wars lore, or teaching himself Japanese! Now a three year Ascend alumnus as both a student and coach, Anish is excited to once again be joining Team Ascend!