Academic Innovation

Law school alums take it to the extreme (sports that is)

January 12, 2014 Marlene Goldman and Susan Carini

Emory Law School graduate Sheetal Aiyer is vice president of venues for Tough Mudder, "probably the toughest event on the planet." Photo by Dmitry Gudkov.

The changing job market has inspired some Emory Law alumni to leverage their law school education, their personal interests and their entrepreneurial spirit into nontraditional careers. Emory Law School graduates Sheetal Aiyer and Stephen Kunen have gone to the extreme (sports, that is).

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