GREG GUGGENMOS ’19
Educational Background:
Southern Methodist University: BS in Statistical Science, Minor in Human Rights; MS in Applied Statistics (2019)
SMU Accomplishments: Greg traveled globally with the SMU Human Rights Program to Latvia and Lithuania through the program’s Holocaust education trip focused on Eastern Europe. At SMU, he was an Engaged Learning Fellow and a Resident Assistant. Through the SMU Human Rights Fellowship, Greg launched his own nonprofit, the Community Bail Fund of North Texas, which provided grants to indigent defendants awaiting trial in the Dallas County justice system and drew from best practices of organizations in other cities such as the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund (which Greg visited as part of a Richter Fellowship). In recognition of his service to the university, Greg received the prestigious “M” Award.
Postbaccalaureate Career: Following graduation, Greg continued to engage his passion for criminal justice reform as a Statistical Consultant with the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at SMU Dedman School of Law. Through his research on AI and pre-trial detention, he was selected as a Landecker Democracy Fellow with Humanity in Action.
Learn more about Greg’s post-graduation journey through the following links:
- https://www.keranews.org/2018-03-13/people-in-jail-before-trial-risk-losing-jobs-kids-this-smu-student-wants-to-bail-them-out
- https://blog.smu.edu/stories/greg-guggenmos/
- http://communitybailfundofntx.org/team/greg-guggenmos/
- https://www.humanityinaction.org/person/gregory-guggenmos/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-guggenmos-389959a4/
Updated January 2022