Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Falls Church, Va, Us
Served as the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, and reported directly to the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Integral part of senior leadership team, leading the Company through an extended period of explosive growth. Responsibility for the vision and operation of Cognosante’s Performance & Risk Management Department and its support units, including legal, performance, contracts, compliance, quality and privacy/security functions. As Chief Legal Officer, led a department that provided strategic support for all legal matters affecting Cognosante, including in the areas of corporate governance, government contracting, ethics, government relations/lobbying, labor/employment, benefits, intellectual property, real estate and litigation. Oversaw all legal aspects of the Company’s mergers and acquisitions program, including negotiation of transaction documentation, due diligence and integration activities. Provided full life-cycle support for the Company’s procurement and contract activities, from capture through contract negotiation and performance. Also served as the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer with overall managerial authority for all aspects of the Cognosante compliance program, including all ethics compliance, conflict of interest mitigation and avoidance, health security and quality initiatives (including HiTrust Alliance, ISO, CMMI Level III services and software development and Lean Six Sigma initiatives).Selected Highlights:*Winner: Top General Counsel, First Chair Awards (2017)*Winner: Trending 40 Top DC Corporate Counsel (2016)*Finalist: Chief Legal Officer of the Year (2015) Association of Corporate Counsel, National Capital Region