The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium has appointed its 2026 board of directors, which will comprise 16 members for the first time.
The board will name the first chair and chair-elect at its first meeting next year.
The incoming board members are as follows:
- Mark Allen, director of legal and compliance operations, Zillow
- Donovan Bell, senior director, head of global operations, corporate affairs, policy, integrity, trade and legal, Intel
- Alex Gao, senior director, legal operations, Hilton Worldwide Corporation
- Kurt Grasinger, legal operations and outside counsel manager, Meta
- Jerry Levine, chief evangelist and general counsel, ContractPodAI
- Colin Levy, general counsel, Malbek
- Stacy Lettie, chief of staff to the general counsel, Organon
- Carl Morrison, senior manager, legal operations, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc.
- Richard Robinson, director of client success, Epiq
- Kirsten Taitelbaum, vice president, head of legal operations and chief of staff, Sutter Health
- Darth Vaughn, associate general counsel and managing director, policy and legal operations, Ford Motor Company
Board members Adam Becker and Laura Dieudonné headed up the nominating committee. The committee was created last year.
CLOC amended its governance structure to align with the expansion. The president and CEO will lead the executive team, with Oyango Snell retaining leadership in this capacity effective January 1, 2026. The updated structure strengthens the partnership between the CLOC board and executive team.
Other members of board include Workday senior vice president and deputy general counsel Áine Lyons, who is the current president of CLOC. Intuitive senior director and head of legal operations Frances Pomposo is presently treasurer.
All members of CLOC’s board serve in a voluntary capacity. Last year, board members Farrah Pepper, Dan Yi, and Mike Haven vacated their seats.
In August, the CLOC held its Australia Summit in Sydney. The event addressed the evolving legal operations environment, career growth, generative artificial intelligence and emerging technology, and adaptability.