Nick Martin

Founder and CEO at TechChange

Nick Martin is a highly accomplished legal professional with a diverse educational background. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and has also studied at the prestigious University of Cambridge.

Nick has held significant roles in various organizations, currently serving as the Regional Managing Partner at Wilson Elser. Previously, he was the Regional Administrative Partner and Partner at the same firm. He has also worked as a Partner at Hake Law, P.C., and as an Associate Attorney at Cooley Manion Jones Hake Kurowski LLP. Nick's early career includes clerkships for the Honorable Marvin R. Baxter at the Supreme Court of California and the Honorable James A. Ardaiz at the California Court of Appeal, Fifth District.

Experience

Founder and CEO at TechChange (June 2010 - Present)

Adjunct Professor at Columbia | SIPA (October 2016 - Present), Fellow at Edmund Hillary Fellowship (March 2019 - Present), Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University (September 2011 - December 2021), Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University (January 2015 - June 2020), Executive Director at US Association for the University for Peace (December 2007 - May 2010), Visiting Fellow at United Nations mandated University for Peace (July 2006 - December 2006)

Education

BA with Honors in Literature and Education from Swarthmore College (2000 - 2004), Master's degree in Peace Education from University for Peace (UPEACE) - UN Mandated (2005 - 2006)