Hayden Thompson

Hayden Thompson

Hayden Thompson

  • CDDRL Honors Student, 2026-27

Biography

Major: Economics
Hometown: Oakland, California
Thesis Advisor: Jonathan Gienapp and Lukas Althoff

Tentative Thesis Title: Rights Balancing on the U.S. Supreme Court

Future aspirations post-Stanford: Work and graduate school.

A fun fact about yourself: I have bowled at the White House!

In The News

CDDRL Fisher Family Honors Class of 2027
News

CDDRL Welcomes Twelve Juniors to its Fisher Family Honors Program

The Class of 2026-27 will spend the next year and a half conducting original thesis research on democracy, development, and the rule of law — from post-Soviet privatization to the politics of interfaith marriage in India.
CDDRL Welcomes Twelve Juniors to its Fisher Family Honors Program