The Chair of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Practice, Aaron has two decades of experience assisting institutions to navigate complex legal and policy matters. He and his colleagues are valued for their deep understanding of the postsecondary regulatory framework, including requirements relating to the federal financial aid programs, accreditation, and state authorization.

Kelly Otter is Dean of Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS). In this role, she oversees the development and delivery of graduate professional programs; liberal studies programs at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels; professional certificate programs and custom education; and summer and special programs.

Nikhil joined the HLA team to leverage his policy and public service experience to help build an equitable higher education system that works for today’s students. Nikhil previously worked at the DC Public Charter School Board, where he managed the charter reviews to hold schools accountable to serving their students. Before that, he was a policy analyst at DC Public Schools, where he developed compliance policies which guided the work of the school district.