Maya Harris can be known from her multiple careers as a television commentator, public policy advocate, and mostly as an American lawyer. Currently, she serves as a political analyst for MSNBC. Harris was one of three senior policy advisors to lead the development of an agenda for Hilary Clinton's 2016 Presidential Campaign.
Besides being a lawyer, she is an advocate who worked PolicyLink as a Senior Associate. Also, she worked at the Northern California American Civil Liberties Union as an Executive Director and as the Vice President at the Ford Foundation.
Maya Harris - Family And Parents
Maya Harris was born on 30 January 1967 in the United States to her parents, Donald Harris and Shyamala Gopalan Harris.
Her father was an economics professor at Stanford University while her mother was a breast cancer researcher. She grew up with her sister named Kamala Harris, who is a former candidate for the 2020 Presidential election. Currently, Kamala Harris is appointed to be the Vice-President for the Joe Biden's administration, if Biden wins the election.
Maya Harris attended the University of California, Berkeley, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. Later, she received the Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School.
Maya Harris' Married Life
Maya Harris is married to her longtime husband, Tony West, who is an American attorney. West currently serves as the Chief Legal Officer of Uber and is responsible for Uber's legal, security, and compliance and ethics functions.
Maya Harris and her husband, Tony West (©: Stanford Law School)
Maya Harris and Tony West first met during their academic years while pursuing their J.D. from Stanford Law School. Both of them were in the 1992 class of Law School. They lived their bond as friendship until their graduation, which later turned out to be a romantic one. Later they tied their nuptial knot in 1998 and are together since then.
Maya Harris with Kamala Harris and Meena Harris (©: BusinessStandard)
Besides that, Maya Harris also has a daughter named Meena Harris, who graduated from Stanford in 2006 and from Harvard Law School in 2012. However, the identity of Meena's biological father is not made public to this date. Meena has gained her prominence as an American lawyer, children's book author, and the founder of the 'Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign.'
How Much Is Maya Harris' Net Worth?
Maya Harris' net worth is not public as of now. However, as an American lawyer, she earns the average salary of $144,230 per year, as per Money.usnews. Harris started her career as a law clerk for United States District Court Judge James Ware in the Northern District of California.
Later, she began working in civil and criminal litigation at the San Francisco law firm of Jackson Tufts Cole & Black, LLP from 1994. In 1997, she received Junius W. Williams Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the Young Lawyers Division of the National Bar Association. Moreover, she was a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law as well as taught contract law at several institutions, including Lincoln Law School of San Jose and New College of California School of Law.