CLOing TechGC

Following Rob's Keynote at TechGC's Fullstack GC Summit in San Francisco, this episode takes a deep dive in how legal leaders can help drive a culture of integrity in their business. This comes just a few weeks before TechGC's Integrity Summit on July 13 which is open outside of TechGC Members (sign up at integritysummit.co).

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This episode and podcast is produced by TechGC (techgc.co)

Damien Atkins is an accomplished and award winning business and
legal executive who has experience in mergers and acquisitions,
corporate governance, securities regulation, ethics and compliance,
government investigations and privacy matters. He is a trusted
advisor who is exceptionally skilled at helping clients navigate
through highly complex and sensitive matters.
Before joining Aura, Mr. Atkins was the senior vice president
and general counsel at The Hershey Company, where he was
responsible for leading the corporate secretary, government
relations, legal and corporate security functions. During his time
with The Hershey Company, the legal team was recognized by The
Financial Times as one of the most innovative in-house legal teams
for Leadership Development and “The Future of Work.” Prior to
joining The Hershey Company, Mr. Atkins was general counsel and
corporate secretary for the Panasonic Corporation of North America
as well as the acting chief executive officer of Panasonic Enterprise
Solutions. At Panasonic, Mr. Atkins managed the company’s full
intellectual property and litigation portfolio and led global legal teams
in several multi-jurisdictional FCPA and antitrust investigations. Mr.
Atkins background also includes serving as senior vice president,
deputy general counsel and corporate and chief compliance officer
at AOL, Inc., where he led a range of high-profile legal matters
involving mergers, acquisitions, and real estate. Mr. Atkins began his
legal career as a corporate lawyer with Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
Mr. Atkins graduated from New York University School of Law and
Stanford University.

Jennifer is the General Counsel of Doximity, the largest community of healthcare professionals in the country.  Previously, she was the Chief Legal Officer of Rodan + Fields, a leading skincare brand, with oversight of the legal and compliance functions,  and the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Castlight Health, a digital health company, leading the legal, deal desk, security and information technology functions.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-chaloemtiarana/

Victoria Nemiah serves as General Counsel of Mux, a video infrastructure company based in San Francisco, where she also oversees Information Security and IT. Prior to Mux, Victoria served on the legal teams of Udemy and HubSpot, helping both organizations scale from the growth stage through IPO.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vnemiah/

Dive into the mind of Aaron Kornblum, General Counsel of BYJU's learning as we discuss hiring, global remote culture, EdTech, India, and the journey of GC.

About Aaron:
Aaron Kornblum serves as President and Global General Counsel for BYJU’S Learning, a part of the India-based edtech decacorn BYJU’S. Aaron helps BYJU’S deliver live, 1:1 and group instruction in coding, math, art and music on a proprietary online platform. His global legal organization enables a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including sales and marketing functions, privacy & online safety, international operations, employment, compliance, and managing IP + litigation.

Before joining BYJU’S, Aaron served as General Counsel and led legal teams at Improbable Worlds, a London-based virtual worlds startup, and Bungie, Inc., a videogame company headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., responsible for the acclaimed Halo and Destiny AAA franchises.

Previously, Aaron spent 14 years in legal and business roles at Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software company. As a Group Program Manager in Xbox, Aaron scaled a multi-disciplinary team from 1 to 55 FTEs responsible for games brand protection and anti-piracy/anti-counterfeiting, privacy & online safety, geopolitical and content ratings review, and physical + online confidential information protection, including the Xbox One console launch. As a Senior Attorney in the Legal & Corporate Affairs Division, Aaron led a litigation team that partnered with worldwide government investigators to pursue cybercriminals.

Aaron began his legal career in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s (“JAG”) Corps, serving nearly five years on active duty as a military prosecutor and trial defense counsel at U.S. and NATO airbases in the United States, Europe, and Southwest Asia. Following his military service, he joined the Seattle law firm Graham & Dunn PC, concentrating on commercial transactions and litigation.

Originally a native of the Washington, D.C. area, Aaron received a B.A. in Politics from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and has held a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) accreditation since 2012.

Today Aaron resides with his family in Greater Seattle. The Puget Sound Business Journal named Aaron to its 40 Under 40 list for 2010, a select group of the region's next generation of business leaders. He has volunteered as a director on various community non-profit boards, including Board President of the Seattle Museum of History & Industry.

You can hear Aaron’s voice at stadiums and sports arenas across Western Washington, including the NFL Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.