Name: Shajuti Hossain

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2016

School Name: Duke University

Major: Law

Description: Shajuti Hossain is an attorney working with the Law Office of Julian Gross on racial and economic justice policy development, including equitable contracting initiatives and community benefits agreements, for public agency and nonprofit clients. She has experience in affordable housing, land use development, and transportation policies. Previously, Shajuti was an Associate at Renne Public Law Group, where she represented local public entities in California in property tax and employment litigation, investigated workplace complaints, and provided advice on various employment issues. Before that, she was a fellow then staff attorney at Public Advocates, where she advocated for equitable policy changes and legal implementation to address the Bay Area housing affordability crisis at local, regional, and state levels. Shajuti is from Raleigh, N.C, but now lives in San Francisco and is admitted to the California bar.

Sponsor: Mateen Mobeen Foundation Scholarship