Yakov in his own Words

Candidate Statement

A 5 minute introduction to me and my campaign for City Councilor at Large in Northampton.

(Huge thanks to Northampton Open Media (NOM) for organizing the recording and editing of these statements, a great service to local democracy!)

2-minute Opening statement

My opening statement from the City Councilor at Large Candidate Forum On August 26th, 2025.

(Many thanks to the League of Women Voters for organizing, the BOMBYX center for hosting, and Northampton Open Media for recording and broadcasting)

1-minute Closing statement

My closing statement from the City Councilor at Large Candidate Forum On August 26th, 2025.

(Many thanks to the League of Women Voters for organizing, the BOMBYX center for hosting, and Northampton Open Media for recording and broadcasting.)

Bonus Content

(2022) Conversation with Code.org

An overview of the AI/Machine Learning work I do at Spotify around Natural Language Processing and Understanding

(Huge thanks to the wonderful folks at Code.org for putting together this educational video series, and to my team at Spotify for being amazing!)

"Over the last two weeks we've seen what I would call the criminalization of Moscow's streets." - Activist Yakov Kronrod speaks with @andersoncooper about how Moscow has changed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine pic.twitter.com/3PoBNO7460
— CNN (@CNN) March 15, 2022

(2022) Conversation with Anderson Cooper on CNN From Moscow at Onset of Ukraine War

A discussion of the militarization of Moscow, dissent among Russians, and my attempt to get my grandmother out of Russia

(April 2022) Conversation with Katy Tur of MSNBC From Moscow at Onset of Ukraine War

A discussion of acts of resistance of Russian journalists and activists, the need for international support, and getting my grandmother out of Russia

(May 2022) Conversation with Katy Tur of MSNBC After Arriving Back in US