Fanny Lau ’21 is a Beasley Scholar and 2019 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law, where she serves as the President of the Asian-Pacific American Law Student Association and a member of the Student Public Interest Network.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a minor in Environmental Studies from Lawrence University, where she graduated magna cum laude and served as Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper. As an undergraduate, she conducted fieldwork abroad in rural China, researching the impact of sustainable development on ethnic minorities.
Prior to law school, she has been recognized for her work in community organizing through founding a neighborhood advocacy group and working on political campaigns in Wisconsin and New York City. She is a graduate of Emerge Wisconsin and Wellstone Action’s Data & Analytics Camp.
In Washington, Fanny is working as a legal intern at Internet2 on a wide range of specialized issues at the intersection of law and technology affecting the research and education communities. Her policy interests include financial regulation, consumer protection, and campaign finance reform.