Chief Legal Officer, Zoom
Search every verified Cheree Mcalpine interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Cheree McAlpine, Chief Legal Officer at Zoom, was appointed to the role in March 2024. In a July 2024 podcast interview, she described Zoom as an "AI-first company" and stated that the company does not collect customer data to train its models, adding that the company is "very deliberate" and "very outspoken" about that policy. McAlpine said that her legal department includes over 100 people globally and also manages trust and safety, fraud, and cyber-related issues. McAlpine stated that she believes AI will improve lawyers' jobs rather than threaten the profession, arguing that machine learning has not yet understood the "nuance and situational awareness" that lawyers bring to risk balancing. She described being named among the top diverse leaders in tech as meaningful, expressing hope that young people in rural communities could see their future careers through her story. McAlpine advised lawyers to be strategic about their careers, to self-advocate, and to build relationships.
Cheree McAlpine, chief legal officer at Zoom, says that on Netflix, “law looks like performance. In reality, it’s precision. What will define you is how carefully you work, how honestly you respond, and how seriously you take the impact of what you do.”
Cheree McAlpine shares lessons about growth. Cheree McAlpine brings more than 25 years of legal experience representing global tech companies as the Chief Legal Officer at Zoom. Cheree has held a number of executive legal positions most recently as the SVP and General Counsel for Intercom, an AI and customer solution company. Prior to that, she was the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Lumileds Inc. Prior to her role at Lumileds, she was General Counsel for Avnet Americas and Wyse Technology, where she managed the company’s successful sale to Dell. Cheree received her BA from th…
Cheree McAlpine | Chief Legal Officer at Zoom is a Leader in Dynamic World of Legal Tech ............................................................................ The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 188 features Cheree McAlpine, Chief Legal Officer at Zoom, located in San Jose, California. Cheree tells us about growing up in rural Alabama and her journey from law school in Boston to Silicon Valley in San Francisco. Sheree tells us to listen, learn, and fall in love with the problems and to show up as your authentic self. Cheree was appointed as the Chief Legal Officer at Zoom in March 20…
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