Michelle Curtis VonderHaar

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Public company chief legal officer and technology executive with broad international experience working and living in the United States, Europe, and Asia. A strategic legal advisor to C-suite executives and the board, who identifies business priorities and aligns a legal strategy to advance them. Track record of cultivating cohesive, growth mindset and customer-centric legal teams empowered to challenge the status quo and innovate. A creative problem solver and practical business partner with a track record of fostering trust, driving alignment cross-functionally and cross-culturally within a dynamic business and geopolitical landscape. Provides strategic focus and rigor on how the business can realize its objectives while mitigating risk and driving corporate value. Multi-jurisdictional Admissions: Attorney at Law, California Attorney at Law, District of Columbia Attorney at Law, New York Solicitor, England and Wales

Experience

  • Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Tenable
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Tenable (Nasdaq: TENB), a cybersecurity exposure management leader protecting 40,000+ customers across 170+ countries and recognized by Gartner, IDC, and Forrester as the exposure management platform leader. Partner with the Board and executive leadership to define and execute a global legal strategy that supports Tenable’s mission of unifying security visibility across the attack surface to proactively prioritize interconnected risks across AI, cloud, IT, and OT. Provide strategic leadership at the intersection of AI innovation, global privacy standards, and intellectual property, ensuring Tenable’s governance frameworks scale alongside its mission to transform how the world manages cyber risk. Lead a premier, globally distributed team of legal professionals providing practical, risk-based advice across all corporate matters, including securities, M&A, and global commercial transactions.

  • HP (4 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
      Nov 2019 - Nov 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Global Commercial Legal Leader & Advisor to the CRO for HP’s $60B+ business. Led a globally distributed legal organization enabling complex GTM motions across all market segments and services. Drove the strategic realignment of the legal commercial function from a three-region model to nine high-velocity geographic markets, providing the thought leadership and risk-based guidance necessary to drive sustainable growth in a highly dynamic global environment.

    • Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
      May 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Chief Compliance Officer and Lead Attorney for HP’s Global Print Business Unit. Held a multi-faceted executive mandate providing global legal leadership for the $20B+ Print Business Unit and enterprise-wide oversight of critical regulatory and operational functions. Directed an expansive, globally distributed organization representing a significant portion of the legal department—bridging corporate governance with operational execution to mitigate risk and protect market integrity across a $60B+ portfolio in the following areas: • Enterprise Governance (CCO): Orchestrated HP’s global Ethics & Compliance, Privacy, and Trade Compliance programs across all business segments. • Global Business Unit Leadership: Served as the lead legal partner and strategist for the Print segment, HP’s primary profit engine. • Global Functional Leadership: Led enterprise-wide teams responsible for Antitrust, Global Supply Chain, Litigation, Employment, Brand Security, and Environmental, Health & Social Responsibility (EHSR).

  • Veritas Technologies LLC ()
    • Senior Vice President & General Counsel
      Nov 2016 - May 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Veritas Technologies, a $2B+ global leader in enterprise information management. Led the Global Legal Affairs function following the company's $8.1B spin-out from Symantec Corporation, driving a myriad of complex operational stand-up initiatives and the resolution of post-separation integration challenges. Directed a comprehensive global legal organization spanning Go-to-Market, M&A, IP, and Litigation, while stabilizing enterprise frameworks for Ethics & Compliance, Trade, and Government Affairs.

    • Vice President, Corporate | M&A | Lead for EMEA & APJ Regions | Ethics & Compliance
      Oct 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Symantec Corporation (3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Vice President, Head of Legal & Public Affairs (APJ Region)
      Aug 2013 - Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Senior Director Legal & Head of Global Trade Compliance
      Apr 2012 - Jul 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • General Counsel at Huawei Symantec Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Aug 2009 - Mar 2012 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Built a U.S. and China-based legal and compliance team to support a rapidly growing global business.