Bio


Ben Thomas is a current 1L at Stanford Law School. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, he graduated with highest honors from Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar in 2023, concentrating in political science, comparative literature, and Russian. Ben then earned his MLitt in Comparative Literature as a Robert T. Jones Scholar from Scotland's University of St Andrews in August 2024. He also tutors high school students currently applying to college in the U.S., as well as those conducting independent research. Ben's own published work spans biochemistry, comparative literature, education policy, Russian studies, ethics, and comparative politics, and his internship experiences have ranged from an international peace-building nonprofit and a congressional campaign to a digital literary studio and California’s Environmental Protection Agency. In his free time, he enjoys playing bass trombone, running, doing crosswords, attempting landscape photography, and hiking.