Co-founder of The Slate, Jodie Slater Hastings holds a B.A. in government from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law.  For 15 years, she handled commercial litigation for business clients in state and federal courts across the country.  She now serves as General Counsel of The Slate, spending her time building a strong co-working community at The Slate through programming and virtual event production assistance.  When practicing law, she was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Texas Monthly from 2008 to 2015 and was one of Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Women Texas Rising Stars in 2018.