The Scholars

Abena Ampofo

Abena Ampofo ’25 is a 2023 Law and Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, Abena has served as a 1L Representative for the Black Law Students Association and is a member of the Tax and Bankruptcy Law Society and Sports and Entertainment Law Society.  

Before attending Temple Law, Abena was an Operations Area Manager at Amazon, overseeing delivery operations and implementing lean processes. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020 with a B.S. in Psychology and Africana Studies and minors in Sociology and Swahili.  

This summer, Abena will intern at the United States District Court in New Jersey as a Federal Magistrate Fellow, seeing firsthand how courts influence public policy. Her policy interests include tax, bankruptcy, patent law, data privacy and sustainability.