Vijaya Gadde

From 2013 until 2022, when it was acquired, Gadde led the legal department at Twitter, first serving as legal director and then general counsel and chief legal officer. Prior to joining Twitter, Gadde served as senior director of legal at Juniper Networks, a Silicon Valley tech company that produces networking hardware and software. She began her legal career at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she worked for a decade. In addition to her service on the NYU Law board of trustees, Gadde sits on the boards of Guardant Health, a leading precision oncology company; Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian NGO; and Planet Labs, a satellite imaging and data company. She is a founding partner of investment collective #Angels.