Fellows

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

Jesse Gero 

JD '13

Jesse Gero is the acting director of the International Transactions Clinic and Senior Legal Fellow of the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship.

Prior to joining NYU Law, Gero served as associate general counsel at the US 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, such as the recent debt conversion for the Amazon Biocorridor in Ecuador. Gero oversaw the legal work for that program and previously 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 received 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 received an MA in philosophy from Georgia State University, received an AB in comparative literature (with a focus on African literature) from Dartmouth College.

2023-25 Fellow

Alexandra Guttman 

Alexandra Guttman is the 2023-2025 Fellow at the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship and a Teaching Fellow for the International Transactions Clinic at the New York University School of Law. Before joining NYU Law, she was an associate at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP, a top law firm for venture-backed companies and venture capital firms. During her time at Gunderson, Alexandra worked on million- and billion-dollar domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as advised companies on their daily challenges and capital-raising concerns. Her long-standing interest in the innovation economy has grown by learning more about social enterprise, and she plans to pursue this topic through scholarship and publication as a Teaching Fellow. Throughout her career, through various pro bono opportunities, Alexandra has supported struggling entrepreneurs, survivors of domestic violence, and the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. Alexandra received her JD from NYU Law and B.A.S. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania. Alexandra is a member of the New York Bar.

Previous Fellows

• Maria Santos Valentin
• Angela M. Escobar