Barry R. Goldman has served as Acuity's Senior Vice President and General Counsel since January 2015, leading the company's Law and Business Environment team across corporate governance, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, privacy, government relations, litigation and risk management. He has over 30 years of legal experience in the real estate, lighting and building management industries and previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. (2007-2015) and in earlier legal roles with the company beginning in 2001. He serves on the boards of the McClung Lighting Research Foundation and the National Association of Manufacturers.