Saira Hussain

Saira Hussain is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) since March 2019, and previously served as a Staff Attorney. Prior experience includes working as a Staff Attorney focused on Criminal Justice Reform and as a Legal Fellow in the Immigrant Rights Program at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus from September 2013 to February 2019. Saira also completed internships at the International Human Rights Law Clinic at Berkeley Law and held law clerk positions at Disability Rights Advocates and the Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center, contributing to gender equity initiatives. Prior to entering law, Saira coordinated the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Project for the Sacramento Coalition for Working Families. Saira earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law in 2013 and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009.