New York, New York, United States
I am an experienced Chief Legal Officer, startup CEO, and Technology executive. My core competencies include managing enterprise risk, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, IPO management, GTM and digital technology strategy, restructuring and offshoring, and designing innovative revenue models and partnerships. I have successfully managed an IPO, coordinated a private equity backed management buy-out, and initiated revenue initiatives that have generated significant incremental revenue. I also consult on acquisitions and ongoing operations for portfolio companies for CapitalG, Google's growth fund, and also consult for various venture funds. As the VP of Trust & Safety Policy at Google, I lead a global team of ~200 policy and legal professionals who formulate and implement content moderation and behavioral policies for Google's consumer and generative AI products. I have 10 years of experience in this role, building the policy team from scratch and setting the vision and strategy for product policy at Google globally. I frequently speak, moderate, and participate in panels on a variety of corporate, technology, and AI regulatory issues. I also serve on the Board of Directors for a publicly traded adtech company, Fluent, Inc. and served previously as an independent director for the Saint Barnabas Medical Center. I hold a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA from Brown University.
• Spearhead the development of operating systems and processes to enhance efficiency across portfolio companies. • Manage and monitor investments, ensuring optimal performance and strategic alignment with market trends. • Incubate and launch new start-ups, fostering innovation and driving growth.
Manage a global team of ~250 policy and legal professionals dedicated to formulating and implementing content moderation and behavioral policies for Google consumer products (including Search, News, Assistant, Geo, Adwords, Adsense, and Play), Google's Generative AI products and models, and operationalizing a global framework to process government requests and court orders for content takedowns and removals. Responsibilities and experience include: * Building the policy team from scratch, i.e., combining two smaller teams and significantly expanding the scope, roles and responsibilities, and resources dedicated the function. * Setting the vision and strategy for product policy at Google globally, and working with senior leaders across Google to define policy priorities and direction across products and regions. * Managing a team of legal professionals, responsible for global notice and takedown requests.. * Working with industry partners to share best practices, and being a product policy spokesperson across Google and externally.
Chief Legal and Privacy Officer for diversified marketing and software development platform.