Rob Chesnut
Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University Medill School
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Adjunct Professor
2023 - Current
Adjunct professor teaching an undergraduate class on Tech Ethics and Business Integrity to future business leaders
Northwestern University Medill School specializes in journalism and integrated marketing communications.
Columnist
2022
Writing a regular column entitled "Good Counsel" for Bloomberg Law, targeting issues of the day that are of interest to in house and outside counsel.
Bloomberg Law is an information service company for legal, regulatory, and business information for professionals.
Affiliate
2010
Advisor
2020 - 2021
Chief Ethics Officer
2019 - 2020
General Counsel
2016 - 2019
Financial Times Global 25 General Counsel
Lake Swan Properties is a holiday home rental company.
Advisory Board
2013 - 2019
Advising the leading online marketplace for buying and selling the closets of women across America.
Poshmark is a social marketplace for fashion where anyone can buy, sell, and share their style with others.
Raised $153,000,000.00 from JKH Capital.
Member Board of Directors
2015 - 2018
College Track is a national college completion program that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college.
Advisory Board on Safety
2015 - 2016
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.
Advisory Board
2012 - 2016
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
2010 - 2016
Member of Chegg's executive leadership team, managing legal team with overall responsibility for all Chegg legal and governance activities globally, including corporate, litigation, intellectual property, contracts, marketing and human resources.
Chairman of the Board
2013 - 2016
The nonprofit company foundation for Chegg, Inc., focusing on philanthropic education related efforts.
Advisory Board
2008 - 2014
Advisory board member at company focused on providing a platform for online services.
Upwork is an online marketplace that connects corporate businesses and organizations with field professionals and independent talents.
Raised $168,800,000.00 from Christian Vizcaino Jordan, Benchmark, FirstMark, T. Rowe Price, New Enterprise Associates, Jackson Square Ventures and Stripes.