Benjamin Nadolsky of Knoxville, Tennessee is an attorney, educator, and disability rights advocate whose work has focused on accessibility, education, and expanding opportunities for people with disabilities. He is currently an associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he practices in the firm’s Restructuring and Finance Group. Nadolsky has also served on the Board of Directors of the World Institute on Disability, the Pennhurst Preservation & Memorial Alliance Advisory Board, and as a co-chair of the Yale Disability Alumni Group. Through his nonprofit and community work, he has remained active in efforts to expand access to education, technology, and STEM opportunities.

Nadolsky received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and his M.B.A., with Honors, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. While at Penn, he was a Coelho Law Fellow, a program supporting law students committed to advancing disability rights and accessibility. He previously received his M.Ed. from Lipscomb University while serving as a high school teacher in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 2018, Nadolsky received his B.A. in Global Affairs and History from Yale University. While at Yale, he served through mayoral appointment on the City of New Haven’s Commission on Disabilities and founded Disability Empowerment for Yale, the university’s undergraduate organization dedicated to disability rights and inclusion. He also served as an inaugural Kerry Yale College Fellow. Earlier in his career, Nadolsky worked with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, the Office of former U.S. Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, and the Office of former Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett.

Across his legal, educational, nonprofit, and public service work, Nadolsky has focused on removing barriers to participation and promoting greater independence, accessibility, and opportunity for people with disabilities.