Tori Bianco

Tori Bianco is a JD candidate (expected May 2027) at Texas Law with a background in women’s rights, immigration, and climate justice. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Tori graduated from New York University (NYU) magna cum lade, where she was a Presidential Honors Scholar and double majored in International Relations and Spanish. While at NYU, Tori played for the Varsity Women’s Soccer Team and published her honors senior thesis on the intersection between deforestation and migration in Colombia. Back home in Nebraska, Tori volunteers for Launch Leadership, a non-profit that fosters students’ leadership skills. After graduating from NYU in 2021, Tori moved to Spain to teach English. This past year, Tori served as the 2023-2024 Weil Legal Innovator at the Clooney Foundation for Justice where she contributed to the research and development of the Waging Justice for Women fellowship program. After law school, Tori plans to establish a career in international human rights advocacy with a particular focus on the intersection of climate change, women’s rights, and transitional justice.