Ronald S. Sullivan Jr.

Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. (born December 12, 1966, in Gary, Indiana) is a law professor at Harvard Law School. Sullivan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Morehouse College in 1989 and received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1994. Prior to joining the Harvard Law School faculty, Sullivan served as the director of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.

Sullivan was elected president of the Black Law Students Association at Harvard Law School and served as a general editor of the Harvard Black Letter Law Journal, now known as the Harvard Journal on Racial and Ethnic Justice. Prior to joining the Harvard faculty, Sullivan worked at the D.C. law firms of Baach Robinson & Lewis and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, where Sullivan quickly gained experience with high-profile cases, such as those involving President Clinton.