Hasti Soutehkashan is an urban planning professional and aspiring attorney with experience in land use, development, and project management. She earned her B.A. in Urban Studies and Criminology, Law and Society from University of California, Irvine and completed her Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) at University of California, Irvine in 2025. She currently works in project management for a Southern California homebuilder, where she coordinates across development, permitting, consultants, and construction processes. Her professional interests focus on land use, real estate development, and the intersection of planning and law as she prepares to attend Washington University School of Law in Fall 2026.