Marist President spoke at February breakfast

The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s February Contact Breakfast featured Marist College President David Yellen giving a keynote address.

Yellen became the fourth President of Marist College in 2016. He previously served as Dean and Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law for 11 years and before that held positions at Hofstra Law School, Villanova University School of Law, Cornell Law School, and New York Law School.

Yellen has written widely about criminal law, particularly sentencing and juvenile justice. He advised President Bill Clinton’s transition team on white-collar crime and argued a federal sentencing case before the United States Supreme Court.

Outside of academia, he worked to identify inmates who may be entitled to new trials after having suffered torture by a former Chicago police commander. President Yellen also served on the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council and was a member of the Board of Directors of Cook County Justice for Children.

Throughout his career, Yellen has been very involved in legal education leadership and reform efforts and in 2015, was listed as number 7 on National Jurist magazine’s list of the 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education.

President Yellen holds a B.A. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Cornell Law School.

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