Years helping students grow
Teaching children since 2000, then mentoring students and coaching professionals.
Cupertino Election · 2026
Gopal Kumarappan
Running forCupertino
City Council.
One can change one.
A campaign rooted in listening, service, and the belief that every Cupertino resident should have the chance to succeed.
Residents first. Listening always. Building together.
25+ years of service
- Educator
- Mentor
- Technology leader
- Public servant
Who is Gopal?
A neighbor who shows up.
For more than two decades, Gopal has taught, mentored, led, volunteered, and served Cupertino.
Years serving Cupertino commissions
Including the Parks & Recreation Commission and Library Commission.
Guiding principle
Every important decision begins with one question: Is this best for Cupertino residents?
Belief in human potential
Experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
We live in one of the most innovative cities in the world. Yet I believe our greatest innovation is still ahead of us. It won’t be another technology. It will be how we connect people.
I’m asking for the opportunity to help an entire community succeed.
Gopal
The campaign promise
A letter to the people of Cupertino.
In his own words, Gopal shares the experiences that shaped him, the three investments he wants Cupertino to make, and why connected communities change generations.
Read Gopal’s full letterThree investments
People make a city strong.
Gopal’s platform connects opportunity, experience, and thoughtful growth.
Invest in tomorrow’s leaders
A Future Leaders Platform connecting students with mentors, internships, volunteer work, civic engagement, and career exploration.
Invest in the generation that built Cupertino
A Senior Connections Network for learning, mentoring, volunteering, digital safety, friendship, and continued civic purpose.
Invest in Cupertino’s future
Growth that is thoughtful, fiscally responsible, environmentally sustainable, and shaped with residents — never done to them.
Local work, real impact
Service you can see.
Gopal has helped support the spaces and programs where Cupertino learns, plays, connects, and belongs.
Parks planning
Supported long-term planning for Cupertino’s parks and public spaces.
Libraries & STEM
Helped strengthen library programs and opportunities for STEM learning.
Inclusive play
Advocated for the Jollyman All-Inclusive Playground.
Community spaces
Supported the Jollyman Dog Off-Leash Area and local organizations making a difference.
Join the movement
Be the one.
One teacher can change a child. One mentor can change a student’s future. One neighbor can strengthen a community.