Jane Mitchell is a professor at BYU Law School, where she teaches leadership and criminal law. As one of the very few law professors who also holds a PhD in leadership, she is especially passionate about developing the next generation of lawyer leaders. Her research focuses on criminal justice reform and the mechanisms of personal change.

Before entering academia, Professor Mitchell was the founder and CEO of The Reset Foundation, a nationally acclaimed non-profit dedicated to dismantling the poverty-to-prison pipeline. Based in the Bay Area, Reset provided a humane, restorative alternative-to-prison for young adult men. For her work at Reset, she was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a Google Impact Challenge winner, and an Echoing Green Fellow.

Earlier in her career, Professor Mitchell practiced corporate law at Kaye Scholer, LLP. She helped found the ROADS Charter High Schools in the Bronx and worked on the Strategy & Accountability team of NYC’s Department of Education. She has taught in jails in San Francisco, Utah County, and NYC’s Rikers Island. Professor Mitchell holds a BA from Stanford University, a JD from Columbia Law School, an EdM from Columbia Teachers College, and a PhD in the learning sciences and leadership from NYU. She is the mother of three boys.