Biography
Daniel Sharp is a second-year J.D. candidate at Stanford Law School and an adjunct fellow with the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He conducts research at the nexus of international law and international relations on hostage diplomacy, for which he was made a Defense Innovation Scholar with the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation in spring of 2024. Danny served as a law clerk to Justice Règis Rukundakuvuga, President of Rwanda’s Court of Appeal, during his 1L summer. Before law school, Danny was an Associate Director and Associate Fellow with the Middle East Program. Danny worked for a macroeconomic development advisory firm in Jordan prior to joining CSIS. He holds a B.A. in Near Eastern studies from Cornell University.
