Adedayo Adu
Counsel to Attorney General, Department of Law & Public Safety, State of New Jersey
2023
Adedayo Adu is Counsel to the Attorney General working on criminal initiatives. She started her career as a Deputy Attorney General with the Division of Criminal Justice. She was assigned to the Specialized Crimes Bureau, and then worked in the Financial and Cyber Crimes Bureau. Before joining the Office of the Attorney General, DAG Adu clerked for the Honorable Terrence Cook, Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division in Burlington County. DAG Adu graduated from Lafayette College and Delaware Law School.
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
