Fellows

Senior Legal Fellow of the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship

Jesse Gero

JD '13

Jesse Gero is Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law, Acting Director of the International Transactions Clinic, and Senior Legal Fellow of the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining the NYU School of Law, Gero served as Associate General Counsel at the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). There, Gero was one of the principal architects of the program in which DFC uses political risk insurance to unlock capital markets transactions, oversaw the legal work for that program, and served in similar oversight roles for DFC's Office of Health & Agribusiness and Office of Development Credit.

Before turning to public service, Gero worked in international project finance from the Paris office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and in corporate lending and structured finance from the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Gero is a member of the New York and Paris bars and holds a JD from the NYU School of Law, where Gero served as Co-Managing Editor of Academic Events for the NYU Journal of Law & Business and was an early member of what is now called the Social Enterprise & Startup Law Group. Gero holds an MA in Philosophy from Georgia State University and an AB from Dartmouth College.

Previous Fellows

Maria Santos Valentin
Angela M. Escobar
Ruth Gao
Katy Yang
Flynn Coleman