Vera Institute of Justice

Maryam Hatcher is a senior vice president and public affairs counsel with Chubb, where she focuses on global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, response, and external engagement. She is also the executive director of Chubb’s Rule of Law Fund, which seeks to advance the rule of law worldwide by supporting projects that build and strengthen legal institutions.

Maryam previously worked as senior counsel and Diversity Advisory Committee chair for American Petroleum Institute, and in nationally ranked environmental law practices at Kirkland & Ellis and Beveridge & Diamond. She has also maintained an active pro bono practice throughout her career, including securing a favorable settlement for her client as lead counsel in a federal labor trafficking case and participating in a post-conviction appeal for an accused client in a capital murder-for-hire case in which trial witnesses recanted their testimony against him.

Maryam was selected as a Rising Star in Environmental Litigation by the Washington, DC Super Lawyers in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and was also recognized as a 2020 National Bar Association 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates award recipient.

Maryam is an active leader in the DC Bar and serves on the board of the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys and the Women’s Leadership Group of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington. Maryam is a graduate of Howard University School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Howard Law Journal. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and son.