Dianne Ralston is an experienced C-suite executive who has led international technology organizations through significant planned and unplanned strategic transitions, including mergers and acquisitions, board leadership and CEO transitions, crisis events, and cultural and strategy transformation. She is Chief Legal Officer for SLB, a $28 billion global technology company driving … Read more
Area of Expertise: M&A
Nora E. LaFreniere
Nora LaFreniere is an accomplished C-suite executive serving as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Otis Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: OTIS), a Fortune 250 company with nearly $14 billion in revenues and 69,000 employees, servicing more than 200 countries and territories. She oversees the company’s global legal, compliance, corporate … Read more
Deborah C. Gordon
Deborah Gordon is the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and Chief Legal Officer for Memorial Hermann Health System, a +$7.5 billion integrated delivery system with over 30,000 employees based in Houston, Texas. Deborah joined the organization in 2014 and serves as the executive leader of several corporate divisions, including … Read more
Jen Fonner Fitchen
Jen is a highly regarded dealmaker, strategist and corporate advisor who has led hundreds of industry-changing transactions involving more than $230 billion in value for companies ranging from groundbreaking start-ups to global Fortune 500 companies. As a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley, boards of directors and executive teams rely on … Read more
Gina Beredo
Accomplished C-suite leader in Fortune®500/S&P 500 companies with 24 years of cross-industry experience including retail and consumer, business-to-business building and construction materials, and medical and industrial manufacturing sectors. An expert in creating and driving ESG strategy in public companies. Has led people, operations, legal, compliance, government affairs, and communications functions … Read more
Kerry E. Berchem
Kerry E. Berchem is a highly regarded executive leader and accomplished corporate advisor. As a senior partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Ms. Berchem provides legal, crisis management and business counsel to public and private companies, boards of directors and C-suite executives across multiple regulated and unregulated … Read more
Sally A. Thurston
Sally A. Thurston is an independent board member, strategic business partner and problem solver who is seeking further independent board work. Prior to her retirement from global law firm Skadden Arps, Ms. Thurston was a results-oriented tax advisor to Fortune 500 companies on multi-billion-dollar transactions for 35 years. As a … Read more
Vanessa Allen Sutherland
Vanessa L. Allen Sutherland, Executive Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Fortune 50 Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), is a seasoned executive and former U.S. Senate-confirmed political appointee with 25 years of private and public sector experience, focusing on helping publicly traded companies increase their … Read more
Sue Meng
Sue Meng is Managing Director and General Counsel of Duquesne Family Office, LLC, the investment firm of Stanley Druckenmiller. Ms. Meng leads Duquesne’s private investments across multiple sectors, including technology, biotech, consumer and media. She is a member of the senior investment team reporting to Mr. Druckenmiller. In addition to … Read more
Laura Heltebran
Ms. Heltebran most recently served as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE: UP), a global private aviation and technology company with a market cap of $1.2B. She held a key role on the 6-person Executive Leadership Team, led the company’s 2021 SPAC IPO and … Read more