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Leila R. Golchehreh

Founder @ Relyance AI | Global General Counsel/Chief Privacy Officer | AI Governance Leader | Product Builder | Advisor | Board Member | Public Speaker | ex-Workday, GM Cruise, OECD, Adaptive Insights, Allen & Overy

United States
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23+

Years Experience

14

Roles

23

Skills

5

Education

About

Strategic business-centric legal executive turned entrepreneur. Independent board member and advisor to executives and boards. Privacy, AI Governance, and Security Attorney and Data Protection Officer with a background in California, New York, U.S., EU, and French law. CIPP/E & CIPP/US. Extensive international experience working in North and South America and the European Union. 3x entrepreneur with deep expertise in tech startups, AI, and data privacy, having led product and innovation initiatives in the space, and has a proven track record in building products, startups, and programs from 0 to 1, securing large enterprise customers, and landing funding across multiple rounds with the current startup she founded, Relyance AI. Instrumental in building and scaling AI-driven startups, and navigating complex investment landscapes. An international lawyer and has counseled hundreds of companies on various business and legal issues. Worked both on early stage startups and taken companies through IPO journeys.

Experience (14 roles)

Relyance AI · Full-time

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Current

Relyance AI · Full-time

Jun 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos·San Francisco Bay Area

Built a venture-backed Privacy Legal Tech & AI company from the ground up, building the product vision along with relationships with customers, regulators, and across our employee base; manage millions in assets and personnel globally, leading product, legal, sales, marketing, talent, and finance or...

Cruise

Senior Counsel, Privacy & Cybersecurity

Cruise

2018 - 2019 · 1 yr·San Francisco Bay Area

Built a privacy strategy and policy position for the company with emerging autonomous vehicle technology; built privacy maturity model and privacy and security solutions for the company’s autonomous vehicle (and its sensors), rideshare application, and provided legal, privacy, security, and data eth...

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Founder | Fractional CPO | Outside General Counsel | Outside Chief Privacy Officer

Silicon Valley Trust · Full-time

2018 - 2020 · 2 yrs·San Francisco Bay Area

Chief Privacy Officer & Legal Leader to a variety of technology companies including in AI & Healthcare; built practical legal, privacy, and security solutions and operations programs for organizations; provide policy strategy, legal, privacy, security, and data ethics counsel to cross-functional bus...

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Education (5)

Université Paris-Sorbonne

Université Paris-Sorbonne

2008 - 2009

Skills: Interpersonal Skills

American University Washington College of Law

American University Washington College of Law

2007 - 2007

Studied European economic law and sustainable development during an intensive European legal program under leading international law practitioners, scholars, and judges. Skills: Interpersonal Skills

The George Washington University Law School

The George Washington University Law School

2007 - 2008

Analyzed REACH under WTO Agreements and its compatibility with US federal and California environmental and trade legislation Skills: Interpersonal Skills

Skills (23)

CloudClerkFlowArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information SecurityCorporate StrategyRegulatory AffairsSocial ResponsibilityCyberlawStrategic AnalysisSecurityRegulatory ExaminationsGovernment OfficialsRegulatory RequirementsInvestment ManagementCybersecurityVenture CapitalEmerging TrendsBusiness InsightsPolicy DevelopmentTrade AssociationsRegulatory ComplianceVenture Financing
Certifications (2)

CIPP/US | CIPP/E

IAPP

Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)

The International Association of Privacy Professionals

Publications (19)

Workday, Inc.'s Written Evidence for the UK Parliament House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Response to the July 19, 2017, Call for Evidence

Workday, Inc. · Sep 6, 2017

The Pitch Deck That Landed Relyance AI $30 Million

United States Mission to the European Union’s Toolkit on Intellectual Property Rights in the European Union

United States International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Library

Note on Air Transp. Ass’n of Am. v. Sec’y of State for Energy & Climate Change, No. C-366/10 (E.C.J. Dec. 21 2011) and Its Impact on US Air Carriers

American Bar Association, International Environmental Law Committee Publication · Jul 1, 2012

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

SCOTT ON COMPUTER LAW, 2nd ed. (Aspen Publishers, 1996-2002; and annual updates)

Understanding & Complying with the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemical Substances (REACH)

United States Mission to the European Union Seminar for US Businesses Exporting to the EU

Bridging Privacy and Technology: Leila Golchehreh on Secure AI Integration and Governance

Aug 13, 2024

Liability for Defective Products in France

Lexplique LLC

Relyance lands $32M to help companies comply with data regulations

Oct 10, 2024

Argentina v. Uruguay: How Domestic Political Interests Foster Frivolous International Lawsuits

Journal of Law & Trade in the Americas

Legal Foundations and Developments in Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States, Asia, & Latin America

(Presentation to) NAFTA 2022 Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Dispute Resolution

Relyance AI to Debut Three New Platform Features at 2023 IAPP Global Privacy Summit

Apr 4, 2023

Relyance AI Co-Founder Leila Golchehreh Speaking at the Privacy + Security Forum in Washington, DC

May 5, 2023

How European Laws REACH the United States & Influence Environmental Policies

George Washington University Law School, Trade & Development Research Project for Professors Charles di Leva & Annie Petsonk

Bridging Privacy and Technology: Leila Golchehreh on Secure AI Integration and Governance

Aug 13, 2024

Profiting From Inconsistency: Patent Dispute Forum Shopping in the European Union … But Will It Last?

Honorary Publication ("Festschrift"), Bird & Bird

The European Union’s Globally Harmonised System of the Classification & Labelling of Chemicals & Its Impact on US Business

United States International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Library

Brussels Delegation to the European Union: A Day at the European Institutions

American Bar Association, Europe Committee Report

The Five Key Questions Every Privacy Professional Should Ask When Building Their Privacy Program

Mar 7, 2024

Languages (5)
Portuguese(Elementary proficiency)French(Native or bilingual proficiency)Spanish(Limited working proficiency)English(Native or bilingual proficiency)Persian(Limited working proficiency)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Leila R. Golchehreh's current role?
Leila R. Golchehreh is currently working as Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Relyance AI · Full-time.
Where did Leila R. Golchehreh study?
Leila R. Golchehreh studied LL.M, Droit français et droit européen (French & European Law) at Université Paris-Sorbonne. They have 5 education entries on their profile.
What skills does Leila R. Golchehreh have?
Leila R. Golchehreh's top skills include Cloud, Clerk, Flow, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Security. They have 23 skills listed on their profile.
Where is Leila R. Golchehreh based?
Leila R. Golchehreh is based in United States.

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