[5] He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for one year before transferring to Williams College, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A.

The Denver Post endorsed Walsh, arguing that his “excellent combination of outlook, experience and skills” made him the best choice for the job.

[17] Walsh co-chaired the Department of Justice’s Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group, a team of 55 attorneys, agents and analysts tasked with seeking criminal charges against individuals who committed mortgage fraud and contributed to the financial crisis.

[6] On March 18, 2019, Walsh stepped down from his job at WilmerHale to run for the United States Senate seat then held by Republican Cory Gardner.

He won the Democratic Party primary on June 25th, making him the presumptive winner in the November general election, as he faces no significant opposition.

[5] Walsh serves on the board of directors of Invest in Kids, a Colorado nonprofit focused on early childhood education and health.

[24] He has previously served on the boards of directors of the Colorado Lawyers Committee, the Faculty of Federal Advocates, the Leadership Denver Alumni Association, and the United States-Mexico Law Institute.