Chief Legal and Risk Officer, Corporate Secretary
Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF
USA
I will not always know the answer and I am ok with that, but I know how to get there and how to right-size advice for the organisation and culture.
Approachable, creative and inclusive C-Suite leader with over 25 years of legal, operations and business experience, building and leading teams and working with the C-Suite, boards and staff to manage business, control legal risks and create operational efficiencies to support the business and the mission in non-profit and for-profit businesses.
Specific emphasis on operations, risk management, IP, antitrust, cyber/data security and privacy, crisis management, nonprofit legal and management issues, higher education and EdTech, acquiring and managing private grants, publishing and licensing, regulatory issues, corporate governance, ethics, social media issues, real estate leasing/facilities, federal grants and contracts. Adept at building teams and working across the aisle to mediate and settle issues. Creative problem solver through hands-on leadership, critical thinking, collaboration and active listening. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Time “Person of the Year”, 2006