Daniel Montoya

Daniel is a joint degree candidate in the Law School and the Graduate School of Design (JD/MUP), originally from Miami, Florida and Medellin, Colombia. He studied political science and economics in undergrad before working as a paralegal in capital markets in New York City. He is passionate about the intersection of law and urbanism, particularly in the realm of Real Estate and Land-Use Law.

Education

• Doctor of Law - JD Harvard Law School (2020 — 2024)
• Master in Urban Planning (MUP) Harvard University Graduate School of Design (2020 — 2024)
• Bachelor of Arts - BA Harvard University (2014 — 2018)

Companies

• Research Fellow Centro de Estudios de Ciudad y Territorio Minvu (2022)
• 2021-2022 Planning and Law Research Fellow American Planning Association (2021)
• Research Assistant for Professor Richard Peiser Harvard University Graduate School of Design (2021)
• Research Assistant for Professor Maureen Brady Harvard Law School (2021 — 2021)
• Summer Associate Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (2021 — 2021)
• Structured Products Analyst Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (2018 — 2020)