Amy Yeung

Legal Executive and Dealmaker; Tech, Big Data and AI Thought Leader (SXSW, Bloomberg, Financial Times) | Top Women in Media 2021

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Global technology executive in multiple GC and Deputy GC roles. Proven 15+ year track record driving innovation, change management, and technology transformation across a broad spectrum of industries and company lifecycles. Recruited for scale transformations and high performing teams focused on growth, building high performing teams, and championing a growth culture. Collaborative leadership. Passion for exceptional consumer and client experiences. These experiences include developing and executing plans in complex, high-pressure situations, effectively implementing best-in-class programs and guiding enterprise-wide global implementations of policies and procedures. Amy provides business-oriented, practical solutions and legal advice and has worked with and managed internal legal and outside counsel teams. Foundational proficiencies: contracts, IP licensing, data privacy, big data/AI. Amy has been featured in the Financial Times, including The Agenda (governance), Bloomberg Law, and speaks on regulatory evolution, strategy, and leadership, including at South by Southwest (SXSW), Duke University, and Columbia Business School. She is a "Changemaker" honoree in Folio & AdMonsters Top Women in Media Awards, awarded a Thought Leadership Award by the Corporate Counsel Women, Influence, and Power in Law (WIPL), and named by Business Insider as one of 20 experts in the advertising technology space. Amy began her legal career clerking at the Delaware Court of Chancery and in the Securities group at WilmerHale. A White House Fellowship Regional Finalist, Amy earned her BA with general and departmental honors from the University of Chicago and her law degree from Duke University.

Experience

  • Executive in Residence at Progress Partners
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    Progress Partners, a private equity firm and merchant bank, supports mergers and acquisitions and capital raises, primarily focused in the media, marketing and technology sectors. In my role as an Executive in Residence, I work closely with top experts in the media, marketing, and technology sectors to provide operational and executional expertise for mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises.

  • VP and Deputy General Counsel at Sallie Mae
    Jul 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs

    Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM) is a Fortune 1000 diversified financial services company providing consumer banking, and the nation's leader in creating, servicing, and collecting private education loans and expanding access to higher education.

  • General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Lotame
    Jan 2020 - Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Lotame is a global data management and enrichment platform helping publishers, marketers and agencies find new customers, increase engagement, and grow revenue through audience data. Backed by Battery Ventures, Emergence, and others, Lotame helps identify marketing insights for global enterprises.

  • VP, Deputy General Counsel at comScore, Inc.
    Apr 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a leading cross-platform measurement company that measures audiences, brands, and consumer behavior, combining proprietary digital, TV, and movie intelligence with vast demographic details to quantify consumers' multiscreen behavior at massive scale.

  • Board Trustee (Independent Director) at Personal BlackBox Company, PBC
    Sep 2015 - Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Personal BlackBox Company is a Prudential Financial-backed data relationship company that provides products and services to build transparent, productive and private data relationships between companies and consumers. The Personal BlackBox Trust is dedicated to helping organizations and people solve problems related to the use of personal data.