A Brief Bio of Sophie Hahn
Education:
- Berkeley Public Schools: Cragmont, “Columbus,” King, “West Campus,” and Berkeley High (1979)
- UC Berkeley, BA (1983 - American History), Phi Beta Kappa, with Honors
- Stanford University School of Law, JD (1988)
- Rutgers University School of Industrial Relations & Human Resources
- Also, Kensington Hilltop School, Ecole Nouvelle Jean Cavailles (outside of Paris – 7th grade) and La Sorbonne (Paris – semester abroad)
Leadership, Pro Bono & Community:
- M3 Education Foundation, Board
- Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo, Board
- Maybeck Road Association, Chair
- Step One School, Board
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School PTA, President
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Governance Council, Chair
- EmergeCA, Graduate
- Prospect Sierra School Parent Association, Co-President
- Campaigning & fundraising for local, state and national Democratic candidates
- Equality NOW! (International Women’s Human Rights)
- Thousand Flowers (voter registration)
- ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
- Contra Costa County Commission on the Status of Women
- East Palo Alto Community Law Project (Immigration/Asylum)
- Women of Stanford Law (Co-Chair)
- Henry Dunant Institute, Red Cross (Humanitarian Law)
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR)
Professional:
- Attorney, Shearman & Sterling
- Owner and Co-CEO, Signia Fine Papers
- Policy and Governance, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region
Personal & Miscellaneous
- Married 19 years to Eric Bjerkholt, Business/Finance
- 3 Children, ages 9, 11 & 13
- Daughter of UC Berkeley Professor of History Emeritus, Roger Hahn, and Musician, Ellen Hahn (Soprano) , still residing in District 5
- Admitted to the Bar, New York State (retired)
- Fluent in Spanish & French
