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Erika Rottenberg is the General Counsel for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI).

Erika brings more than 15 years of experience in the boardroom, and expertise in privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, policy, M&A and corporate governance. She also brings extensive experience as a global operational technology executive and General Counsel at leading, fast-growing, disruptive technology companies with global scale.

Operationally, prior to CZI, from 2008 to 2014, Erika was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of LinkedIn, the largest professional network on the internet. As LinkedIn’s first and long-term General Counsel, she was responsible for LinkedIn’s global legal and regulatory affairs, privacy and policy. Prior to LinkedIn, Erika was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at SumTotal Systems, a talent management enterprise software company, and she held several roles at Creative Labs, including Vice President, Strategic Development and General Counsel. Erika began her legal career at Cooley LLP, where she practiced corporate and employment law.

In addition to serving on the Twilio Board, Erika has served since October 2014 on the Board of Nasdaq-listed Wix.com, a cloud-based web development platform. Erika also serves on the boards of directors of Girl Scouts USA and the Silicon Valley Law Foundation.

Erika holds a bachelor’s degree in Special and Elementary Education from the State University of New York at Geneseo and a juris doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.