Robert Fernandez is a rising 2L at Northeastern University School of Law. A Miami native, Fernandez graduated cum laude from New York University in 2020 with a BA in Politics and Romance Languages (French & Italian). Upon graduation, he relocated to Boston to join the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, where he gained valuable experience in the healthcare and policy and government affairs divisions. During this time, Fernandez worked under both the Healey and Campbell administrations, advocating for key legislative proposals that addressed some of the most pressing challenges facing the Commonwealth, from reentry services for justice-impacted individuals to comprehensive firearm safety reform. As a first-generation law student, Fernandez is committed to utilizing his diverse background and professional experience to ensure that future policy decisions reflect the needs and perspectives of the communities they most directly impact. Fernandez will spend his summer in the Governor’s Legal Office. His mentors are James Bor-Zale, counsel at WilmerHale, former special assistant attorney general in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and Rappaport Center board member, as well as Jennifer Miller, co-chair of the government and election law practice at Hemenway & Barnes and former chief legal counsel at the Massachusetts Senate.