2012 Scholar

Ashley E. Eberhart
Princeton University

Ashley is a comparative politics major at Princeton University, with a concentration in entrepreneurship under conditions of disadvantage, and minors in environmental and American studies. Raised in the Midwest, Ashley became interested in the relationship between environmental issues and economic development while working with the Oglala Lakota as a Yale Law School Liman Fellow, and as an environmental science intern at Bioversity International in Maccarese, Italy, where she researched the agrobiodiversity conservation strategies of indigenous populations. After graduation, Ashley intends to enter the field of social entrepreneurship in emerging markets, and is currently developing Pasand, an enterprise based in India.

How can you describe a weekend of student leaders from across the U.S. with an intense passion to change the world? The Orientation was a phenomenal experience to meet and build connections that I'm sure will last a lifetime.

Emily Bacha, 2009 Udall Scholar