Molly Shaffer Van Houweling graduated in June 1998 from Harvard Law School, where she was Articles Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology. Following graduation, Ms. Van Houweling was a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, and one of the first staff members at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). She then served as a law clerk to Judge Michael Boudin, of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and Justice David Souter, of the United States Supreme Court. In 2001-2002 Ms. Van Houweling researched Internet-related conflicts between property law and the First Amendment. She also served as Executive Director of Creative Commons, a collaborative project that is promoting dedication of intellectual property to the public domain. Ms. Van Houweling is currently teaching and conducting research at the University of Michigan.
