Megan Lynn Isenhower Frampton
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Nancy Buller-Delevoye
I had the honor of having Megan as my mentor while working together for the Junior League of Seattle. Her tenacity, commitment and leadership always impressed me. She did an excellent job of not only managing me, but also preparing me for larger, and more independent roles within the organization. It is not frequent that one is gifted with vast analytical skills and intuitive interpersonal skills, but absolutely Megan is an individual who has acquired both talents. She is a pleasure to work with and a great asset for any organization.
Susan McEver, CISA, CRISC
I have known and worked with Megan for over four years. I worked with Megan in two capacities; as Internal Audit Manager, and on the global SAP HR and Enterprise teams at Univar. Megan provided excellent legal and regulatory insight, advice, and recommendations to the both of these teams. Megan often dealt with sensitive issues; however, she remained professional, ethical and consistent with her work. Megan worked hard to learn new areas of legislation, and still delivered on time. Megan’s knowledge and leadership would be an asset to any company.
Nancy Buller-Delevoye
I had the honor of having Megan as my mentor while working together for the Junior League of Seattle. Her tenacity, commitment and leadership always impressed me. She did an excellent job of not only managing me, but also preparing me for larger, and more independent roles within the organization. It is not frequent that one is gifted with vast analytical skills and intuitive interpersonal skills, but absolutely Megan is an individual who has acquired both talents. She is a pleasure to work with and a great asset for any organization.
Susan McEver, CISA, CRISC
I have known and worked with Megan for over four years. I worked with Megan in two capacities; as Internal Audit Manager, and on the global SAP HR and Enterprise teams at Univar. Megan provided excellent legal and regulatory insight, advice, and recommendations to the both of these teams. Megan often dealt with sensitive issues; however, she remained professional, ethical and consistent with her work. Megan worked hard to learn new areas of legislation, and still delivered on time. Megan’s knowledge and leadership would be an asset to any company.
Nancy Buller-Delevoye
I had the honor of having Megan as my mentor while working together for the Junior League of Seattle. Her tenacity, commitment and leadership always impressed me. She did an excellent job of not only managing me, but also preparing me for larger, and more independent roles within the organization. It is not frequent that one is gifted with vast analytical skills and intuitive interpersonal skills, but absolutely Megan is an individual who has acquired both talents. She is a pleasure to work with and a great asset for any organization.
Susan McEver, CISA, CRISC
I have known and worked with Megan for over four years. I worked with Megan in two capacities; as Internal Audit Manager, and on the global SAP HR and Enterprise teams at Univar. Megan provided excellent legal and regulatory insight, advice, and recommendations to the both of these teams. Megan often dealt with sensitive issues; however, she remained professional, ethical and consistent with her work. Megan worked hard to learn new areas of legislation, and still delivered on time. Megan’s knowledge and leadership would be an asset to any company.
Nancy Buller-Delevoye
I had the honor of having Megan as my mentor while working together for the Junior League of Seattle. Her tenacity, commitment and leadership always impressed me. She did an excellent job of not only managing me, but also preparing me for larger, and more independent roles within the organization. It is not frequent that one is gifted with vast analytical skills and intuitive interpersonal skills, but absolutely Megan is an individual who has acquired both talents. She is a pleasure to work with and a great asset for any organization.
Susan McEver, CISA, CRISC
I have known and worked with Megan for over four years. I worked with Megan in two capacities; as Internal Audit Manager, and on the global SAP HR and Enterprise teams at Univar. Megan provided excellent legal and regulatory insight, advice, and recommendations to the both of these teams. Megan often dealt with sensitive issues; however, she remained professional, ethical and consistent with her work. Megan worked hard to learn new areas of legislation, and still delivered on time. Megan’s knowledge and leadership would be an asset to any company.
Credentials
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Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States
International Association of Privacy ProfessionalsFeb, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Licensed Attorney
Washington State Bar AssociationOct, 2002- Nov, 2024 -
In-House Counsel -- not admitted in MA
Massachusetts Board of Bar OverseersMar, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Attorney
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Jul 2017 - Present
For more than 2 years, I have been supporting BMGF's first fully staffed subsidiary, and the first of its kind in the industry -- a nonprofit biotech company performing regulated work as a clinical trial sponsor. Responsible for drafting, negotiating and advising on a wide variety of program & operations contracts, I support all teams from Leadership to Quantitative Sciences, Quality Assurance to Translational Discovery, Medical to Project Management & Clinical Operations, and Regulatory to Operations, including IT, HR, and Comms. Additionally, I support the foundation's UK regional office operations, its Global Policy & Advocacy division, and I provide back-up support for its Global Health division and HR function. Previously, I managed an extensive portfolio for foundation Global Operations, including Global Facilities, Travel, Security, and Regional Office Operations in China, India, and on the African continent. My work has included: • Guiding senior stakeholders on multi-million-dollar grants and contracts in Africa, China, India, Europe, and the United States• Completing 1000+ contracts involving matters related to intellectual property, licensing, indemnification, trade secrets, employment, privacy, compliance, and confidentiality with total financial commitments in excess of $75MM• Training U.S., Nigerian, Ethiopian, South African, Chinese, Indian, and European stakeholders on specific foundation policies and requirements related to contracts, including staff utilization and regional office operations• Volunteering and being nominated to participate in multiple enterprisewide initiatives to improve operational efficiency by increasing the speed of contracts and to improve compliance by educating non-lawyers on specific legal issues• Identifying legal, business, strategic, financial, and reputational risks, and worked with clients as well as other business partners, including Finance and Information Security, to mitigate such risks Show less
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Senior Officer, Grants & Contracts Management
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2017
Responsible for a varied and extensive portfolio for the foundation’s Global Policy & Advocacy teams in Africa and China, its Washington DC and London operations, as well as HR, Global Facilities, Travel, and Africa Communications, I engaged with clients in the development, execution and management of commercial and strategic partnership agreements in furtherance of the foundation’s mission, specifically:• Providing comprehensive legal and business guidance on grants and commercial contracts, including advice to internal clients on issues such as intellectual property, licensing, indemnification, antitrust, trade secrets, employment, privacy, compliance, and confidentiality;• Structuring, drafting, negotiating, and interpreting a wide range of both domestic and international, complex commercial agreements, including grants, services agreements, work orders, hosting agreements, licenses, nondisclosure agreements, and other transactional documents;• Guiding program and operations teams regarding vendor/partner selection and engagement, deal structure, budget planning and forecasting, and contract management;• Identifying legal, business, strategic, financial, and reputational risks, and working with clients and business partners, including Finance and Information Security, to mitigate such risks;• Negotiating with global 3rd party grantees and vendors, governments, universities, and other non-government organizations (NGOs) to establish legal and business terms; • Serving as the foundation’s first point of contact for dispute resolution;• Developing & providing internal grant and contracts training & education for internal client teams; and,• Partnering and collaborating on cross-organizational and cross-functional teams to structure transactions, evaluate budgets & rates, and improve internal engagement.Other teams previously supported include COO, Security, L& OD, Visitors Centre, IT, and Africa Global Media Partnerships. Show less
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Officer, Grants & Contracts Management
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Jun 2014 - Jun 2015
Being responsible for a varied and extensive portfolio for the foundation’s Global Policy & Advocacy teams in Africa and China as well as the foundation’s HR, Security, Global Workplace Resources, Travel and Visitors’ Center teams and the office of the Chief Operating Officer, I engaged with teams in the development, execution and management of commercial and strategic partnership agreements in furtherance of the foundation’s mission, specifically:• Providing comprehensive legal and business guidance on grants and commercial contracts, including advice to internal client groups on issues such as intellectual property, licensing, indemnification, antitrust, trade secrets, employment, privacy, compliance, and confidentiality;• Structuring, drafting, negotiating, and interpreting a wide range of both domestic and international, complex commercial agreements, including grants, services agreements, work orders, hosting agreements, licenses, nondisclosure agreements, and various other transactional documents;• Guiding program and/or operations teams regarding vendor/partner selection and engagement, deal structure, budget planning and forecasting, and contract management;• Identifying legal, business, strategic, financial, and reputational risks, and working with clients as well as Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, IT, Communications, and other internal teams, as applicable, to mitigate such risks;• Negotiating with global third party grantees and vendors, governments, universities, and other non-government organizations (NGOs) to establish legal and business terms; • Serving as the foundation’s first point of contact for dispute resolution;• Developing and providing internal grant and contracts training and education for internal client teams; and,• Partnering and collaborating on cross-organizational and cross-functional teams to structure transactions, evaluate budgets and rates, and improve internal engagement. Show less
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Jun 2014 - May 2015
President and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle's premier women's leadership training and volunteer organization, dedicated to promoting voluntarism, developing women's potential, and creating an impact on the community.• Officer of the League, presided over all general meetings of the League and the Board of Directors, and member of Long Term Financial Planning Committee.• Guided Board of Directors in the long range planning and goal setting for the League.• Spokeswoman for the League and the League's representative to the Junior Leagues of Washington State. Show less
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President Elect/chief operating officer
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Jun 2013 - May 2014
President Elect and chief operating officer of Seattle’s premier women’s organization dedicated to promoting voluntarism, developing women’s potential, and creating an impact in the community. • Chair of Management Council, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the 1400 women volunteer members, to include communications, community projects, fundraising, membership, and development.• Officer and voting member of Board of Directors and member of Long Term Financial Planning.• Will assume President role in June 2014. Show less
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Robert Half
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Contracts Business Partner on assignment at Bill & Melinda Gates foun
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May 2013 - Oct 2013
• Enabled the foundation's U.S. program teams to meet the foundation's mission through the development, execution and management of commercial and strategic partnership agreements, domestic and international, as well as simple and complex. • Negotiated a broad range of agreements and transactional documents, including consultant services, outsourced services, strategic partnerships, hosting services, data sharing, collaboration agreements, and licenses. • Guided program and operations teams on a variety of legal, business, strategic, financial, and reputational issues relating to vendor/consultant/partner agreements. • Provided guidance to program and operations teams regarding vendor/consultant/partner selection and engagement, deal structure, budget planning and forecasting, negotiations, and contract management. Show less
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Univar Solutions
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Corporate Counsel
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Oct 2008 - May 2012
Senior Corporate Counsel for one of the largest chemical distributors, with $9.8Bn in sales through the distribution of almost 7.5MM metric tons of chemicals. Advised management and field employees in the U.S., Asia, Australia and Latin America on commercial, antitrust, operations, compliance, marketing, communications and intellectual property matters. Counseled operations on regulatory matters and product liability issues, and managed corporate response to government inquiries. Served on Board of Directors of foreign subsidiaries. • Guided $100MM+, complex implementation of global SAP programs affecting 7,600 employees in 33 countries and over 80,000 customers and suppliers in more than 100 countries as global privacy counsel • Led interdepartmental team and reported to executive committee on development of worldwide policy program, creating structured compliance, mitigating financial and legal risks, and meeting government requirements • Managed global intellectual property portfolio, including copyrights, patents and in excess of 800 trademark registrations in more than 55 jurisdictions • Drafted and negotiated multi-million dollar, multi-national contracts with over 100 suppliers, as well as multi-million dollar sales contracts • Negotiated settlements of customers’ claims with more than 85% being settled, 90% settled for half or less of original claim • Legal advisor to and initiator of worldwide privacy program, which encompassed strategy development, risk assessment, policies and procedures and requirement definitions • Counseled executives and field employees on responses and interaction with various federal and state government agencies, including Homeland Security, Commerce, FTC, DEA and OSHA • Developed and advised development of compliance-related training programs • Conducted customer claim and commercial-related investigations, including regulatory issues (import/export) Show less
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Eisenhower Carlson PLLC
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Attorney
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Mar 2007 - Oct 2008
Associate with regional law firm of 35 attorneys, serving needs of businesses and individuals. Counseled clients on corporate governance, real and personal property purchases and sales, commercial, employment and intellectual property. • Managed corporate governance, including business formation, annual filings and board meetings, for 30+ clients • Negotiated and managed closing of complex, multi-million dollar sale of Tier 1 client’s core business • Developed employment policies and employee handbooks for clients • Trained community organizations and military personnel related to business formation, employment and other legal matters, and provided continuing legal education to peers Show less
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Shurgard
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant General Counsel
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Mar 1999 - Oct 2006
Progressive positions with publicly traded, self-service storage company with over 530 facilities and 800 employees in the U.S. and Europe. Advised leadership and business on operations, employment, marketing and communications, intellectual property, and managed all corporate litigation. • Counseled HR on employment matters affecting U.S. employees, including hiring, termination, EEO, ADA, and policy development • Performed customer claim investigations, and supervised labor & employment investigations, including allegations of harassment • Advised 500 U.S. retail facilities on matters ranging from contracts, employment, operations and intellectual property • Led corporate response and managed team responding to discovery requests • Oversaw two national class action lawsuits to successful conclusions, and 100's of operations claims throughout the United States • Litigated executive compensation-related case through summary judgment and jury trial • Pioneered corporate policies in governance, including business conduct and record retention, for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, ensuring company met SEC regulations • Designed and conducted compliance training seminar for 800 employees • Instructed and advised operations leadership and field personnel on compliance matters, including HIPAA and Soliders and Sailors Relief Act • Managed global trademark portfolio in more than 30 jurisdictions, and advised marketing on trademark, copyright, and other marketing-related matters Show less
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Law Clerk
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May 2001 - Jan 2002
Rule 9 Legal Intern for small, full service law firm for businesses and individuals. Assisted attorneys with corporate governance and employment matters for clients and provided litigation support. Rule 9 Legal Intern for small, full service law firm for businesses and individuals. Assisted attorneys with corporate governance and employment matters for clients and provided litigation support.
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Manager, Business Development
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Mar 1997 - Sep 1998
Progressive responsibility, culminating in serving as Manager of Business Development for an event management firm. • Managed logistics and coordinated external vendors to include hotel, site and ground transportation agencies for events for 20 to 5,000 attendees. • Maintained understanding of current affairs to aid in development of corporate conferences and special events for major software, telecommunications and financial operations companies. Progressive responsibility, culminating in serving as Manager of Business Development for an event management firm. • Managed logistics and coordinated external vendors to include hotel, site and ground transportation agencies for events for 20 to 5,000 attendees. • Maintained understanding of current affairs to aid in development of corporate conferences and special events for major software, telecommunications and financial operations companies.
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Jr. Account Executive
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Oct 1996 - Mar 1997
Junior Account Executive for small public relations firm focused on building relationships between foreign countries and industries and the U.S. government. • Designed, created, and instituted use of new marketing materials to aid in development of new business. • Assisted Vice President of National Affairs, gaining experience in procurement of business and client relations development. Junior Account Executive for small public relations firm focused on building relationships between foreign countries and industries and the U.S. government. • Designed, created, and instituted use of new marketing materials to aid in development of new business. • Assisted Vice President of National Affairs, gaining experience in procurement of business and client relations development.
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Senior Consultant
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Dec 1995 - Sep 1996
Assisted at health care financial systems consulting firm, coordinating firm finances and reviewing consulting agreements. Assisted at health care financial systems consulting firm, coordinating firm finances and reviewing consulting agreements.
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Intern
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Jun 1995 - Aug 1995
Assisted in media relations and press inquiries for former Secretary of State, and participated in development of national media campaign directed at competitiveness issue. Assisted in media relations and press inquiries for former Secretary of State, and participated in development of national media campaign directed at competitiveness issue.
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Intern
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Jun 1993 - Aug 1993
Served as general services intern for the American Embassy. • Coordinated six governmental security agencies in creation of disaster relief plans, ensuring safety of personnel and continuation of government business. • Developed alternatives for property transfer and/or profit generation of U.S. Embassy holdings. • Developed and implemented EDT processes between embassy and regional financial center. Served as general services intern for the American Embassy. • Coordinated six governmental security agencies in creation of disaster relief plans, ensuring safety of personnel and continuation of government business. • Developed alternatives for property transfer and/or profit generation of U.S. Embassy holdings. • Developed and implemented EDT processes between embassy and regional financial center.
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Intern
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Jun 1992 - Aug 1992
Interned with the Office of Public Communication at the U.S. Department of State. • Authored article on Maldives for "U.S. Dispatch" and U.S. Secretary of State’s press kit. • Coordinated State Department seminars for over 200 summer employees and interns. Interned with the Office of Public Communication at the U.S. Department of State. • Authored article on Maldives for "U.S. Dispatch" and U.S. Secretary of State’s press kit. • Coordinated State Department seminars for over 200 summer employees and interns.
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Intern
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Jun 1991 - Aug 1991
Managed and researched varied State Department classified files for the Office of The Historian. Managed and researched varied State Department classified files for the Office of The Historian.
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Education
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1999 - 2002
Seattle University School of Law
J.D., cum laude, Law -
2018 - 2018
University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
Executive Education, Women Board Directors Development Program -
1994 - 1995
Thunderbird School of Global Management
M.I.M. (International M.B.A.), International Corporate Management and Finance -
1990 - 1994
Gonzaga University
B.A., Political Science
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