Through our Leo Model Foundation Government and Public Affairs Initiative Visitors Program, leading policy and government experts enrich the intellectual life of the Law School community by sharing their expertise and on-the-ground perspective on law and policy with students and faculty.
Our Distinguished Policy Fellows — current and former government officials, policy makers, lawyers, and other high-level government staff — teach seminars, deliver guest lectures, engage in career conversations with students, and are integrated into the Law School community during their time here.
Charles Ramsey
2020
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Police Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department (’08-’16)
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Police Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department (’08-’16)
Richard Cordray
2018 & 2019
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (’12-’17)
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (’12-’17)
Kara Stein
2018
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (’13 - ’18)
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (’13 - ’18)
Nancy Nord
2017
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (’05-’13)
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (’05-’13)
Troy Paredes
2014 & 2015
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (’08-’13)
Distinguished Policy Fellow
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (’08-’13)
Sozi Tulante
2018
Policy Fellow
City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia (’16-’18); Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (’10-’15)
Policy Fellow
City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia (’16-’18); Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (’10-’15)
Ilana Eisenstein L ’04
2018, 2019
Policy Fellow
Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Dept of Justice (’14-’17); Asst. U.S. Attorney, U.S. Atty.’s Office, Dist. of Delaware (’06-’14)
Policy Fellow
Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Dept of Justice (’14-’17); Asst. U.S. Attorney, U.S. Atty.’s Office, Dist. of Delaware (’06-’14)
Shira Perlmutter L ’83
2017
Policy Fellow
Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Policy Fellow
Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
