Natascha Ryan Fastabend

Executive Director for UCI Law's Graduate Tax Program

Prior to UC Irvine School of Law, Ms. Fastabend was the Associate Director of the University of San Francisco School of Law’s (USF) Graduate Tax Program where she headed the launch of the LL.M. in Tax and the Master of Legal Studies in Tax (MLST) degrees. Ms. Fastabend was also responsible for the establishing USF’s Online Graduate Tax Program.

Ms. Fastabend is actively involved in the tax and estate planning community in Beverly Hills, Orange County, the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. Prior to relocating to Southern California, Ms. Fastabend was an active member of the Bar Association of San Francisco serving on the Board of Directors for the Barrister’s Club and as Treasurer. Ms. Fastabend also served as the Vice Chair of the San Francisco Barrister’s Tax Section, liaison to the San Francisco Barrister’s Estate Planning Section, member of the Young Tax Lawyers of San Francisco, and member of the Young Tax Lawyers of Sacramento. Ms. Fastabend currently serves on the Finance Committee of the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco and is incoming Secretary of the Orange County Young Tax Lawyers Club.

Ms. Fastabend received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Law, Societies and Justice from the University of Washington, her Juris Doctorate degree from Golden Gate University School of Law and her LL.M. in Tax degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law.