David Kessler Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

*Direct report to General Counsel and member of Legal Department senior leadership team*Lead counsel for all Information Technology & Data Law matters, including cybersecurity, cloud, artificial intelligence, Internet-of-Things, and other emerging technologies.*Provide strategic advice to executive stakeholders, including CEO, CIO, CSO, CDO, CPO, and CHRO*Lead counsel on all enterprise-level IT procurements and primary negotiator on software license, cloud services, and artificial intelligence agreements.*Legal representative for key compliance and IT governance boards*Draft and implement critical policies governing CUI, IT Assets, Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence*Deliver training on CUI, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and emerging technologies.*Legal lead and representative for various technology-related internal working groups

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Lead Product and Marketing Counsel for Verizon Public Sector, supporting Verizon's sales to Federal, State & Local Government, Education and Public Safety. Managed all legal aspects of public sector products and service development, including software, hardware, Internet-of-Things, cloud, 4G LTE & 5G, edge computing, cybersecurity, autonomous drones, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Worked closely with product and service development teams on design architectures, data flows, cybersecurity controls, data privacy, and legal terms of sale. Managed and negotiated wide range of IT contracts (EULAs, SaaS, MSAs) with government customers, subcontractors and 3rd party technology suppliers. Ensured compliance with public sector information security requirements, including Federal cybersecurity standards and certifications, such as DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, DoD Cloud Computing Security requirements, CNSSI 1253 and program-specific controls. Developed and delivered trainings on product/service issues relating to information security, privacy, data collection, retention and destruction. Provided marketing and advertising reviews for all Verizon Public Sector products/services and addressed unfair competition claims from competitors. Lead counsel for Verizon's Operation Convergent Response public safety showcase, featuring live-action, realistic crisis scenarios demonstrating how innovative technology is key to a Ready, Respond, Recover, Rebuild crisis management strategy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbKXzavQGc

San Jose, California, Us

*General Counsel to key operating subsidiary with substantial revenues and 350+ employees.*McAfee Public Sector represents Federal, State & Local Government, Healthcare, Education, Telecommunications and Systems Integrators.*Stood up McAfee Public Sector LLC as operating subsidiary and after divestiture from Intel*Member of the Board of Managers for LLC*Member of executive team and legal advisor to Senior Management Official, Officers and Directors*Manage all legal affairs for subsidiary, including corporate, employment, contracting and compliance*Negotiate Software License, Professional Services, Support & Maintenance, Channel, Hardware and SaaS Agreements*Review and interpret FAR/DFARS clauses and manage GWACs with Channel partners*Address inquiries from government regulators, IG offices, DOJ and state/local agencies*Represent McAfee with trade associations, regulatory agencies and Congressional representatives

San Jose, California, Us

Designed, stood up and managed worldwide Ethics & Compliance program, including:*Ethics & Compliance Portal with all company policies*Anti-Corruption Due Diligence review process for channel partners and vendors*Legal investigations, including legal holds, witness interviews and reports*Ethics & Compliance training to 7,000+ employees (Code of Conduct, GMET & Anti-Corruption)*Ethics & Compliance Helpline*Trade Compliance Program (ITAR, Deemed Export)*Risk capture and management process across 15 areas of risk*Quarterly briefings to board of directors audit committee

San Jose, California, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Jose, California, Us

New York, New York, Us

Jd, Law

Ba, History, Asian Studies