

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL BLOCKCHAIN AND FINTECH INITIATIVE
HLSBFI
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL'S LEADING STUDENT ORGANIZATION FOR BLOCKCHAIN, FINTECH, AND WEB3
Meet the Team
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HLS BFI 2024-2025 EXECUTIVE BOARD

Co-President, Treasurer; Conference Chair
Eileen Jeong
Eileen is a JD Candidate of Class of 2025. She graduated from Dartmouth College, where she majored in Economics and minored in Government. She spent her 2L summer at Skadden in New York, where she will be returning as an associate after graduation. Eileen is interested in all developments related to financial markets, technology, and regulation.

Event and Communications Director, Conference Chair
Michaelle Yeo
Michaelle is a JD Candidate of Class of 2026. She graduated from Bowdoin College in 2016, where she majored in Government. After graduating college, she worked as a paralegal at several firms, and in-house at Coinbase. Michaelle will be spending her 2L summer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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Co-President
Jessie He
Jessie is a JD Candidate of Class of 2025 from Beijing, China. Before coming to HLS, she studied Sociology, Applied Math and Statistics, and International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Jessie spent her 1L summer interning at the Central District of California and her 2L summer at Paul, Weiss.
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Co-Vice President, Events and Logistics
Ayesha Bashir
Driven by a passion for the evolving intersections of law, technology, and finance, Ayesha is an LLM candidate at Harvard Law School. With a diverse international background and contributions to publications on tech law and transnational financial law, she brings both hands-on experience and global insight to the field. Committed to making technology accessible and fostering a deeper understanding of digital finance, Ayesha aims to create engaging opportunities for the HLS community to explore the rapidly changing landscape of blockchain and fintech.

Co-Vice President, Events and Logistics
Akiva Stern
Akiva is a JD Candidate of Class of 2027 interested in business law and the future of FinTech. Before HLS, he earned a Talmudic degree from Yeshivas Novominsk and studied Jewish law abroad. He also worked as a paralegal at a business arbitration firm and has lectured internationally on various aspects of Jewish law. Akiva enjoys traveling and spending time with family.
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