Sophie Alcorn Podcast

Dec 10 2024 100 ep. 38 mins 19
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Sophie’s mission is to overcome borders, expand opportunity, and connect the world by practicing compassionate, visionary, and rigorous immigration law in service of the betterment of humanity. She believes that immigration fuels innovation and is inspired by amazing women and men who reach beyond the status quo to create their dreams. The Sophie Alcorn Podcast features inspiring interviews that empower global leaders to influence change, regardless of their geographic location, place of birth, or citizenship. The conversations you'll hear about rapidly scaling tech companies and highly-motivated global founders creating new technologies will inspire you to manifest a new world. Sophie Alcorn is the author of the weekly Ask Sophie column in TechCrunch and Ask Sophie: The Founder’s Guide to Visas & Green Cards. She is the founding attorney at Alcorn Immigration Law, the go-to resource for founders, HR, and technology professionals to obtain U.S. visas and green cards.

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205: Common Ground: Finding Solutions in Immigration Policy with Jeremy Robbins

Dec 10 2024 49 mins  
Jeremy Robbins is the Executive Director of the American Immigration Council. Previously, Jeremy spent more than a decade building New American Economy, the think tank and advocacy organization founded by Michael Bloomberg to make the economic case for smarter immigration policies, as NAE’s first and sole Executive Director. Prior to that, Jeremy served as a policy advisor and sp

204: Compassion and Law: AILA's Approach to Immigration Challenges with Kelli Stump

Dec 03 2024 35 mins  
Kelli J. Stump is the President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association where she has also served as chair of the EOIR and ICE committees, as well as serving as a member of many National AILA Liaison committees including several conference planning committees, the Membership Committee, and the Publications Committee. She is the owner and principal attorney at Stump Law in O

203: Beyond the Rhetoric: What’s Really Next for Immigration Reform with Bill Hing

Nov 26 2024 50 mins  
Professor of Law and Migration Studies, University of San Francisco; Founder of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and the USF Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic. Author of many books: most recently Humanizing Immigration: How to Transform Our Racist and Unjust Immigration System), and co-counsel in precedent-setting Supreme Court asylum case: INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca (1987).

202: Next Chapter: Post-Election Debrief with Sophie Alcorn

Nov 15 2024 43 mins  
Unlock the keys to navigating the future of U.S. immigration policy as we analyze the potential shifts under the Trump administration. Through the lens of an experienced immigration lawyer, we promise insights into how recent election outcomes may reshape high-skilled and business immigration. From H-1B and L-1 visa types to enforcement strategies, we scrutinize Trump's official pr

201: AI Meets Energy: Overcoming Hurdles in the Power Revolution with Colin Ponce

Nov 12 2024 36 mins  
Dr. Colin Ponce is a computational mathematician at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and his research interests include energy systems, network cybersecurity, decentralized computing, machine learning, and AI. Additionally, he has led or contributed to efforts focused on large-scale vulnerability analysis of power systems, robust decentralized computing for industrial contro

200: The Visa Visionaries: Forging America's Future with Connor O’Brien

Nov 05 2024 45 mins  
Connor O'Brien is a Research & Policy Analyst at the Economic Innovation Group, where he focuses on immigration and innovation policy. He has written on these topics for City Journal, Newsweek, National Review, and on his personal Substack, Regions. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and the University of Chicago. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Discussion on the trans

199: How To Hit A Homerun in Startups with Sheryl Root

Oct 29 2024 40 mins  
Based at Carnegie Mellon University's Silicon Valley campus, Sheryl Root is an Associate Professor in technical ventures. Sheryl develops curriculum and teaches courses that merge technology with entrepreneurship taking ideas to commercialization. She created a Master’s degree in Technical ventures that has resulted in successful startup ventures. Outside of CMU, Sheryl is the ow

198: Immigration Frontlines: Teaching, Testifying, and Transforming with Stephen Yale Loehr

Oct 22 2024 32 mins  
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197: The Fine Print Fiasco: Legal Pitfalls That Can Haunt Founders with Matt Kirmayer

Oct 15 2024 44 mins  
Matt Kirmayer has more than 30 years of experience in the emerging company and venture capital ecosystem, including numerous seed and venture financings for technology and life science companies. Matt represents emerging technology companies and the investors who fund them across a range of industries, including software, educational technology, digital media, social media, artific

196: AI Crossroads: Where Technology Meets Social Responsibility

Oct 08 2024 27 mins  
Congressman Jerry McNerney, a former 16-year Congressman from California now serves as a Senior Policy Advisor at Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP where he is in the process of creating an AI trade association, The AI Trust Foundation. In Congress, McNerney focused on energy, technology and veterans’ issues, was the author of the AI in Government Act, and was chair of the Congressional AI