CLOC Restructures Board, Expanding to 16 Members and Adding Legal Tech Vendors for First Time

The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) today announced a major expansion and restructuring of its board of directors, expanding it from nine to 16 members, the largest increase in the organization’s 10-year history.

In a significant policy shift for the organization, CLOC is formally adding legal technology and service providers to its board for the first time, alongside in-house legal operations professionals. The move reflects what the organization calls a commitment to bringing “all stakeholders to the table” to drive industry transformation.

“This leadership lineup underscores our commitment to representing a broad range of perspectives across industries, regions and experiences, and to advancing the practice of legal operations on a truly global scale,” said Oyango Snell, CLOC’s executive director, in an announcement.

Along with the board expansion, CLOC is modernizing its governance structure by introducing two new roles, board chair and chair-elect, and transitioning to an entirely volunteer board. The organization is also reconstituting the position of executive director as president and CEO to align with association best practices and support its 6,500 global members.

“In the AI era, shaping the future of legal operations requires our collective ingenuity,” said Áine Lyons, CLOC president and SVP and deputy general counsel at Workday. “These governance updates go beyond expanding our board; they are a fundamental realignment for impact.”

CLOC’s New Board

The new board, which begins its term in January 2026, includes two legal technology vendor executives and one legal services executive among the 11 newly elected directors:

• Jerry Levine, chief evangelist and general counsel at ContractPodAI.
• Colin Levy, general counsel at Malbek.
• Richard Robinson, director of client success at Epiq.

Other new members of CLOC’s board are:

• Mark Allen, director of legal and compliance operations, Zillow.
• Donovan Bell, senior director, head of global operations, corporate affairs, policy, integrity, trade and and legal, Intel.
• Alex Gao, senior director, legal operations, Hilton Worldwide Corporation.
• Kurt Grasinger, legal operations and outside counsel manager, Meta.
• Stacy Lettie, chief of staff to the general counsel, Organon.
• Carl Morrison, senior manager, legal operations, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc.
• Kirsten Taitelbaum, vice president, head of legal operations and chief of staff, Sutter Health.
• Darth Vaughn, associate general counsel and managing director, policy and legal operations, Ford Motor Company

In addition to CLOC President Lyons, current members who will continue on the board are:

• Frances Pomposo, senior director, head of legal operations, and chief of staff to the chief legal officer, Intuitive.
• Laura Dieudonné, legal operations and administration director, Delta Air Lines.
• Adam Becker, director, legal operations, Cockroach Labs.

“The 2026 board brings together a diverse, powerful slate of legal operations leaders, in-house counsel, and technology innovators to drive the organization’s long-term strategy and impact,” the organization said.