Serve in India
Service Corps Current Fellows
Solmaz Firoz
BA, Political Science, Columbia University, '05
After graduating from Columbia, Solmaz worked as a paralegal at Federal Defenders of NY, a public defender organization in Manhattan that represents indigent clients charged with federal crimes. Throughout her undergraduate career, Solmaz pursued her interest in human rights and international policy outside of the classroom by holding positions at organizations such as Human Rights Watch and the World Policy Institute. Solmaz was a varsity athlete on the Columbia Fencing Team, a flute player in Columbia's Music Performance Program, and a Resident Adviser.