Kenji Yoshino Speaking Fee: $50,000 to $75,000
Travels From:
LAS - Las Vegas, NV
Primary Topic Category:
Legal Issues
Secondary Topic Category:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) / Social Justice
Kenji Yoshino Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Kenji Yoshino is the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law, where he also serves as the Faculty Director of the Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. A distinguished scholar, Yoshino's work focuses on constitutional law, anti-discrimination law, and law and literature. He is an accomplished author and public speaker, known for his insightful talks on diversity, inclusion, and justice.
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