Jelani Lawson

Jelani Lawson is highly strategic and forward-thinking executive with a proven track record in development and implementation of novel business, legal and political strategies.

Recently, Senior Counsel at a major movie-studio, Jelani has extensive experience and cutting-edge expertise in digital content distribution and intellectual property transactions, in addition to conceiving and implementing original solutions to emerging opportunities across a variety of fields.

Jelani previously founded a non-profit dedicated to shifting the emphasis of Connecticut's drug control policy from a paradigm that emphasized criminal justice and incarcertation to one that prioritized public health and treatment.