Nathaniel Ross is a JD candidate at Yale Law School. He attended Arizona State University (ASU) on the Flinn Scholarship, quadruple-majoring in biology, history, political science, and applied quantitative science. A junior inductee to Phi Beta Kappa, he received the Udall and Critical Language Scholarships while at ASU. In 2025, Nathaniel earned an MPhil in Comparative Social Policy from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

Nathaniel has been an advocate for people with disabilities since he was nine years old, with work spanning local, national, and international levels. He previously served at the United States Senate as a disability policy intern for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Nathaniel has completed legal fellowships with the Arizona Hispanic Bar Association and the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy & Innovation. Overseas, he worked at the Human Rights Defender Office of Armenia, consulting on technology accessibility. Before Yale, Nathaniel worked in Bangkok as a law and policy officer for Disabilities Thailand, the national umbrella network for Thailand’s disability-rights organizations. There, he drafted accessibility progress reporting procedures for the United Nations, coordinated the ASEAN Community Blind Forum, and helped advance regional disability-rights initiatives with partners in Laos.

Nathaniel is a fourth-generation resident of Mesa, Arizona. He has worked in state and local politics through campaigns and lobbying in the Grand Canyon State. In 2022, he became the youngest person in city history to qualify for the ballot when he ran for city council. In his free time, he mentors children with disabilities through EosFighter Connection, a global digital support platform he founded with his mother and sister. As an avid researcher, Nathaniel has more than ten peer-reviewed publications on disability law through ASU’s Embryo Project Encyclopedia. Off the clock, you can find Nathaniel country-western or ballroom dancing, sketching, or making recreational spreadsheets.