Experience

VSP Vision

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Legal Officer | General Counsel | Corporate Secretary

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Sacramento, California, United States



USAA

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Division General Counsel, Life Insurance

  • 2020 - Dec 2021

  San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area Manage a cross-functional team of 15 life insurance and broker-dealer legal professionals.

• Vice President – Financial Advice and Solutions Group General Counsel

  • Oct 2017 - 2020

  San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area • Coordinated strategic legal advice, focused on legal risk, regulatory risk and corporate governance for USAA Investment Management Company, USAA Asset Management Company, USAA Life Insurance Company and other USAA entities • Led corporate strategic initiatives and transactions • Managed outside counsel budget

• Vice President, Regulatory and Governance Counsel

  • Dec 2016 - Oct 2017

  San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area • Led team of 25, providing legal advice and counsel on regulatory and corporate governance matters • Supported the Corporate Secretary, the Board of Directors, the Chief Risk Office, the Chief Finance Office, Enterprise Compliance, and Audit Services with meeting federal and state regulatory requirements

• Chief Compliance Officer

  • Feb 2014 - Nov 2016

  San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area • Appointed by the CEO; led the Enterprise Compliance organization; responsible for ensuring USAA continued to comply with all applicable laws and regulations • Oversaw compliance programs for all of USAA’s business lines (banking, investments, insurance) and developed Enterprise-wide Compliance policies

• Vice President - Member Experience/Enterprise Affairs/Privacy Counsel

  • Apr 2012 - Feb 2014

  San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area • Provided and coordinated the delivery of legal advice to the following USAA business units: Member Experience (marketing, sales, service, etc.), Enterprise Affairs (community affairs, military affairs, brand and reputation, events/protocol), Enterprise Advice Group, and Enterprise Privacy Office • Selected to lead a newly formed legal department group; advised on sales, marketing, technology, social media, corporate responsibility, corporate communications, and privacy issues



USAA

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• AVP - FASG Counsel

  • Aug 2005 - 2012

  San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area • Provided advice to USAA’s Life Insurance Company senior management on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters related to life insurance laws and regulations • Served as government and industry relations liaison



The Baltimore Life Insurance Company

• United States
• Insurance
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

  • 2003 - 2005

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States • Advised senior management on legal, compliance and regulatory matters related to contracts, claims, and products • Provided corporate governance support to the Board of Directors • Supervised staff of six



Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance Company

• Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel

  • 1997 - 2003

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States • Advised on wide range of legal and regulatory matters with respect to the operations of the regulated life insurance companies • Served as corporate secretary, responsible for corporate governance functions • Provided significant support on various strategic corporate initiatives, including regulatory reviews and leading an inter-departmental team responsible for complying with privacy requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act



Venable LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Associate

  • 1992 - 1997

  Baltimore, Maryland Area • Represented financial institutions, buyers, and sellers with commercial real estate transactions • Represented community development corporations with respect to development of low-income residential housing