Chris currently serves as Associate General Counsel, Privacy & AI at Medidata Solutions, Inc., a leading mission-driven life sciences platform transforming clinical development through data-driven AI. He manages the Privacy & AI legal team, which advises both internal and external stakeholders on a full range of complex data privacy, AI governance, and digital trust issues.
Working closely with security and R&D teams, Chris plays a leading role in implementing AI governance frameworks that balance innovation with accountability, positioning Medidata as a responsible leader in the deployment of AI within clinical research. With deep expertise in the AI development lifecycle, he brings practical experience navigating complex ethical and legal challenges — including negotiating AI terms with sophisticated trial sponsors and managing complex data usage rights — to help ensure Medidata and its clients can harness AI to improve patient outcomes, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster.
Chris brings two decades of practical, multi-disciplinary legal experience to his work. He began his legal career at Ropes & Gray LLP and holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He remains actively involved in the IAPP, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), and the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO). He is admitted to practice in California and New York, holding CIPP/US and CIPM certifications from the IAPP.