Meg Pirnie Kammerud

Partner

2024 - Current

I support growing companies and founders by providing fractional general counsel and strategic outside counsel services.

Advisor

2023

I am advising the CEO/Founder on product development, GTM strategy, and funding. These contracts aren't going to negotiate themselves... oh, wait. Ozeki uses AI to automate high-skill, high-value work in a way that improves skilled negotiators' output & efficiency while continuing to leverage their expertise.

Strategic Advisor

2018

I provide strategic business advice to private companies ranging from traditional SaaS to cybersecurity to consumer products. Exemplary projects include: • Supporting founders both formally and informally through strategic development and funding. • Former member of advisory board for stealth drone startup. • Facilitated wind-down and bankruptcy filing for distressed company with global employee base.

Limited Partner

2019

I support investment and value creation for Operator Collective by performing pre-investment evaluations and diligence as well as by acting as an operator advisor to startups in the fund on legal, cybersecurity, and operational matters. Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community open only to experienced operator LPs. OpCo brings together 200+ of tech’s most exceptional executives from diverse backgrounds to invest in and supercharge the next generation of enterprise tech.

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

2020 - 2023

I built and led the Legal and Compliance functions for Dragos, an industrial (OT/ICS/IIoT) cybersecurity company, during period of ongoing 100%+ year-over-year growth during which Dragos reached, then exceeded, unicorn status. - Managed record-breaking $200M Series D funding round at a valuation of $1.7 billion, the largest funding round and the highest valuation achieved by any OT cybersecurity company. - Led incorporation and operationalization of international subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, serving on Board of Directors of subsidiaries in United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany. - Served as chair of the Governance, Risk, and Compliance Committee, drafting bylaws and developing quarterly reporting objectives as well as reporting to Board of Directors on same. - Reduced overall legal spend through expansion and development of internal team expertise, scalability improvements, and strategic approach to outside counsel usage. - Developed law firm partnership program focused on incident response, industry education, and proactive engagements, including architecture reviews and penetration testing. - Developed intellectual property strategy and grew international intellectual property portfolio. - Partnered across company in diligence and negotiation process for inbound acquisitions. - Managed FLSA audit and resultant employee reclassification process. - Worked with sales team to create global channel sales program scalable in current and planned target geographic regions. - Supervised interteam internal and external response to cybersecurity event and attempted extortion against company.

Vice President of Legal

2018 - 2020

I executed Shape's $1B+ acquisition by F5 Networks in Jan. 2020 & led integration. • Served in CLO capacity as member of executive team collaborating on strategy, process, and policy improvements during multiyear hyper-growth. • Advised company and Board of Directors on legal and compliance matters. • Transformed legal organization to support and accelerate commercial business of fastest growing West Coast company on 2018 Deloitte Technology Fast 500. • Counseled business leadership regarding IP landscape in relation to company’s current and future product and business plans, guiding all legal matters related to IP (including patent and trademark prosecution) in aggressive, but cost-effective manner. • Facilitated business development, partnership deals, data security compliance, privacy strategy, employment law support, commercial real estate deals, corporate legal work, and all litigation-related matters. • Led Legal team and outside counsel to effectively & efficiently meet business and legal goals. • Partnered with Human Resources team. • Managed $26M Series E funding round and $51M Series F funding round. • Conducted M&A due diligence on acquisition targets. • Led transition & integration post-acquisition. • Served on Board of Directors of subsidiary in United Kingdom, Shape's international base.

Deputy General Counsel

2018 - 2018

Associate General Counsel, Director of Legal

2017 - 2018

• Managed all company litigation and pre-litigation discussions. • Handled all U.S. and global employment issues, including investigations, EEOC matters, and litigation. • Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated all types of contracts, including customer, partner, and vendor contracts. • Advised executive team; Board of Directors; and teams across company about legal issues and risks, litigation, intellectual property, deal structures, compliance, privacy, and policies and procedures. • Drafted and reviewed SEC filings, such as 10-Ks, 8-Ks, and proxy statements.

Senior Counsel

2017 - 2017

Of Counsel (IP Litigation)

2015 - 2017

Associate (Patent Litigation)

2010 - 2015

Law Clerk for the Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter, U.S. District Judge

2007 - 2009