NEW HORIZONS
SHE MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE At X, Ashley Hu (JD 2007) applies her tech and legal skills to solve unprecedented challenges By Carren Jao
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s senior counsel for the Alphabet company’s Moonshot Factory, also called X, Ashley Hu’s ( JD ’07) job is
to help make the impossible possible. “[Working here is
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a] constant reminder that things that seem like science fiction today could very well be a reality tomorrow,” says Hu. Some of X’s out-of-this-world ideas include expanding Internet connectivity to rural and disaster-hit areas via a network of balloons at the edge of space, building the Pony Express of tomorrow using autonomous delivery drones, and generating electricity through the use of kites. X counts self-driving car company Waymo as one of its most prominent projects. “I feel very lucky to be a part of this place. Every day I work with scientists and engineers to help make their radical ideas possible,” says Hu, who studied electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley.
“ [ Working here is a] constant reminder that things that seem like science fiction today could very well be a reality tomorrow.”—Ashley Hu ( JD ’07)
