David Drummond

Who is David Drummond?

David Drummond joined Google in 2002, initially as

vice president of corporate development. Today as senior vice president

and chief legal officer, he leads Google's global teams for legal,

government relations, corporate development (MA and investment

projects) and new business development (strategic partnerships and

licensing opportunities).

David

was first introduced to Google in 1998 as a partner in the corporate

transactions group at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, one of the

nation's leading law firms representing technology businesses. He

served as Google's first outside counsel and worked with Larry Page and

Sergey Brin to incorporate the company and secure its initial rounds of

financing. During his tenure at Wilson Sonsini, David worked with a

wide variety of technology companies to help them manage complex

transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings.

David earned his bachelor's degree in history from Santa Clara University and his JD from Stanford Law School.