Chris Hirokawa ‘20 is a 2018 Law & Public Policy Scholar, Weisman Fellow, and Barrack Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Chris is a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and graduated cum laude from Skidmore College in 2012 with a B.A. in English and French. Before entering law school, Chris worked as Executive Assistant and Research Associate for Garriott Enterprises. There he worked with business development teams at several start up companies, including space launch technology company Escape Dynamics and video game developer Portalarium. Prior to his position at Garriott Enterprises, Chris worked as Executive Assistant at The Explorers Club in New York. At Temple, he serves on the executive board of the Asian and Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) as Fundraising Director.
As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Chris is interning at Internet2, a non-profit consortium of internet technology companies that operates and maintains the nation’s largest and fastest high-speed fiber optic network. His policy interests include digital privacy, cybersecurity, and telecommunications regulation.