Maria Manuela Palacio is a JSD Candidate at Stanford Law School. She received her JD with a Minor in Philosophy from Universidad de Los Andes and her Master of the Science of Law (JSM) Degree from Stanford Law School. She served as an antitrust enforcer and policy advisor at Colombia’s National Competition, Consumers, and Data Protection Agency. She also taught Contracts at Universidad de Los Andes’ Law School.

Her current research focuses on the legal issues and regulation of digital platforms, and the intersection of economic theory and empirical legal research.