Jason Marsico

30under30-LOGOJason was an exemplary student at Miami (OH), graduating with a 4.0 gpa. Following graduation, he went to work for Price waterhouse coopers as a management consultant, working with Fortune 500 companies like GM, HSBC and Scripps Networks to improve their financial operations. After a couple years and a promotion at PwC, Jason decided to leave a comfortable job and began law school at Northwestern. At Northwestern he was recognized as a top legal writer in his 1L class, was chosen for the Law Review, and graduated in 2014 magna cum laude. He is currently wrapping up his clerkship for Judge Thomas Hardiman on the Third Circuit of the US Court of Appeals and will begin his work with the prestigious Chicago-based law firm Sidley Austin later this year. While in law school, Jason volunteered with Chicago public school elementary students as a reading buddy.

Advice for students and young alumni:
“Seek out a mentor. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Don’t be afraid to ask how to get from point A to point B.”