Talia Scott is in her final year of the JD/MBA program at New York University School of Law and the Stern School of Business. A first-generation college and professional student from Harlem, NY, Talia is a proud alumna of TYWLS East Harlem and graduated from Haverford College in 2019 as a QuestBridge Scholar with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She will begin her legal career as a corporate associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in the fall.

Talia has professional experience across corporate law, entertainment law, finance, and the nonprofit sector. She is the founder of the Legally BLK Fund, a nonprofit organization that supports Black women applying to law school.  Talia is a member of the Amplify Her Foundation Leadership Network, where she helps advance philanthropic efforts in support of organizations serving women and girls and she is deeply passionate about empowering the next generation of changemakers.