About

Julian Mangadlao Morimoto

Ph.D. Student in Statistics (Entry 2023)
University of California, Berkeley

Consultant
World Bank Group

Research Fellow (2022–2023)
Harvard University; The Fulbright Program; The University of Tokyo (東京大学)

J.D. (2021)
Harvard University

B.A. in Mathematics (2018)
Case Western Reserve University

I am Julian Morimoto, a Ph.D. student in Statistics at UC Berkeley. I am also a Consultant for the World Bank Group. I previously served as a Research Fellow supported by Harvard University and the Fulbright Program. My work primarily focuses on developing new statistical methodologies for doing legal research. One of my recent contributions in this space is a paper titled "The Effect of Sample Size and Missingness on Inference with Missing Data," published in Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods. My research has been presented as part of Ateneo de Manila University's Mathematics Research Seminar Series, a Roundtable Discussion in Manila, Philippines with the U.K. and U.S. embassies as well as Human Rights Watch, The Asia Foundation, and Freedom House, as well as on the AutoML podcast. I previously worked as an attorney for the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, advising on fund formation, anti-money laundering, and notification/reporting matters.

Going forward, I aim to focus on the intersection of theoretical and methodological research in statistics, and how machine learning and artificial intelligence can revolutionize the study and practice of law.

I hold a J.D. from Harvard University, and a B.A. in Mathematics from Case Western Reserve University. While at Harvard, I conducted several independent research projects exploring the intersection of Statistics and Law, supervised by Professors Gerald Neuman, Gary King, Kosuke Imai, and Crystal Yang. I was also a recipient of the Human Rights Program and Chayes Fellowships for international legal work and research.

Outside of work, I like to do ballet and was a proud member of the Harvard Ballet Company. As a first-generation college student from a working-class background, I am also passionate about improving accessibility to higher education and helping students from low-income backgrounds and other underrepresented minorities reach their full potential.

I am fluent in English, and have working proficiency of French, Japanese, and Tagalog. I am working to make this page available in the latter 3 languages soon.

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