Biography
Leah Tharakan is a junior at The University of Texas at Austin, double majoring in government and economics with a minor in business. On campus, she was co-director of the UT Student Government’s Governmental Relations Agency, a research fellow for the J.J. Pickle Undergraduate Research Fellowship, a professional director of Texas Women in Economics, and a writer for the Texas Undergraduate Law Journal. Off campus, Tharakan has interned with the U.S. Department of State, the Office of Texas State Representative Ryan Guillen (HD-31), and the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, igniting her passion for legal advocacy. After graduation, Tharakan plans to attend law school and intends to pursue a career in civil rights law.