Meet the 2023-2024 Executive Board of the HLS Urbanists. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or comments. We’d love for you to be a part of our team!
Daniel Montoya, Co-Mayor, dmontoya@jd23.law.harvard.edu
Daniel is a 3L in the final year of a joint J.D. and Masters of Urban Planning program between HLS and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is originally from Miami, Florida, and Medellin, Colombia. Last summer, he worked at Gibson, Dunn’s New York City office in their Real Estate department. After graduation, he wants to work at the intersection of law and urban planning and understand how real estate transactions impact the built environment and how land use can be used to cultivate socially equitable and sustainable urban development. He recommends you explore beyond Cambridge and Somerville and see the wonders of the Boston metropolitan area.
Julian Nowicki, Co-Mayor, jnowicki@jd25.law.harvard.edu
Julian is a 2L from Miami, Florida. Before starting law school, he worked for Human Rights Watch in their Miami office. Most recently, he summered at a litigation financing company in New York City and worked on international development in Tunis, Tunisia. He hopes to work on urban policy in the US informed by a comparative perspective after graduating. Julian encourages you to reflect the role that urban planning plays in community-building and mental health.
Cosmo is a 3L from San Antonio, Texas. He holds a degree in Public Policy and Latin American Studies from the University of Chicago. Before law school, he spent several years living and working in Brazil and Mexico. At HLS, he’s involved with the Harvard International Law Journal, Lambda, and La Alianza; he has also co-taught the Negotiation Workshop. He spent his 2L summer at Cleary Gottlieb in New York, where he worked on sovereign debt offerings and infrastructure finance matters in Latin America. In his free time, Cosmo enjoys cycling, hiking, and dancing.
Jon Alami, Comptroller, jalami@jd24.law.harvard.edu
Jon is a 3L at Harvard Law School, focusing on issues at the intersection of economic development and law. He is also interested in international affairs and traveling, and enjoys playing tennis and discovering new plant-based baking recipes.