Gabriel Oberfield

Research Analyst

Gabriel S. Oberfield joined the Innocence Project’s Policy department in October 2005 as its first Research Analyst. At the Innocence Project, Gabriel combines his backgrounds in law and in investigative journalism to lead the policy department’s efforts on the reform of forensic sciences. He also monitors the nation’s post-conviction DNA testing statutes and advises the Innocence Project on issues connected with lobbying and electioneering. Gabriel is a graduate of Brown University (A.B., 2000) where was editor-in-chief of the Brown Daily Herald, he received his Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law (2004) and he secured a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism (2005). Gabriel is licensed to practice law both in New York State and in Washington, D.C. 

Gabriel Oberfield

Research Analyst