<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/0423-fred-braunstein.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Fred Braunstein ’08 has found purpose in law and justice, drawing on gender studies</title><author>Jodi Frank</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>04/24/2026 10:03:37 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Now the in-house principal counsel for the global online marketplace Taskrabbit, he says exploring questions of gender, sexuality, and race at Skidmore expanded his worldview.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2026/images/0423-fred-braunstein-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Fred Braunstein ’08 sits in a chair in Skidmore's Wyckoff Center"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2026/images/0423-fred-braunstein-feature.jpg" alt="Fred Braunstein ’08 sits in a chair in Skidmore's Wyckoff Center"/></image><caption>Fred Braunstein ’08 recently returned to Skidmore to take part in the Career Development Center's Law Careers Panel in Wyckoff Center. He serves as the in-house principal counsel at Taskrabbit, the global online marketplace that connects people with skilled independent workers for everyday services.</caption></item>