1. What do you do?

As an appellate criminal defense attorney, I help my clients challenge their convictions in state and federal court. In practice, that is a lot of reading case law, writing motions and briefs, and presenting oral arguments before appellate courts.

Grace Fletcher graduated from Georgia Tech in 2021 degrees in Public Policy and Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies. Since then, she has begun a career in the public sector, working in solar energy in Massachusetts.

Andy McNeil started off as a mechanical engineering major at Georgia Tech due to his fascination with cars. However, he struggled to make the grades he wanted and couldn’t find a fulfilling internship, so he decided to switch majors. He was taking a prelaw overview course at the time — offered by the School of Public Policy — and greatly enjoying it.

1. What are you up to post-graduation? What led you there?

I am finishing up my last semester of law school at New York University! I was always pretty sure that I wanted to go to law school, and my time at Georgia Tech helped me solidify this.

2. What’s your favorite part of your current role?

I get to learn about all types of law, some of which I did not know existed before I came to school. I have gotten to take a variety of classes on topics including domestic violence, trusts and estates, digital currency, and fashion law.

1. What are you up to post-graduation? What led you there?

I am currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area working at CyberCube, which provides cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry. I get to spend my time thinking about potential cyber catastrophe scenarios, who the threat actors would be, what kind of infrastructure may be targeted and why, and how the impacts could cascade across industries.

Public policy alumna works to provide safe transportation for women in Pakistan

Since graduating with a B.S. in Public Policy in 2014, Meaghan Carver has launched a career in public service. She has served several roles in Georgia’s state government, focusing on how public policies impact the state’s budget.