Garry Piepenbrock

Garry Piepenbrock

Garry Piepenbrock

  • CDDRL Honors Student, 2025-26

Biography

Major: Economics & Political Science
Minor: Mathematics
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts & Oxford, UK
Thesis Advisor: Larry Diamond & Javier Mejia

Tentative Thesis Title: Toward a Theory of the Evolution of the Global Political Economy: Varieties of Democracy, Development and Law

Future aspirations post-Stanford: I would like to undertake a joint JD/PhD in political economy and to work in the academy, public, and private sectors.

A fun fact about yourself: I was the youngest person in UK history to litigate on behalf of the disabled in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Employment Tribunal, where I cross-examined a dozen senior leaders of a $500 million organization in a 40-day trial for an ongoing four-year, multi-million dollar lawsuit, in which I have been acting on a pro bono basis.

In The News

CDDRL Fisher Family Honors Class of 2026
News

Introducing Our 2025-26 CDDRL Honors Students

We are thrilled to welcome twelve outstanding students, who together represent fourteen different majors and minors and hail from seven different states and four countries, to our Fisher Family Honors Program in Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
Introducing Our 2025-26 CDDRL Honors Students