About

Deborah L. "Dev" Stahlkopf joined Cisco Systems, Inc., a global technology company, in August 2021 as executive vice president and chief legal officer.

She previously spent 14 years at Microsoft Corporation in a series of senior legal roles, including corporate vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for corporate, external and legal affairs from April 2018 to July 2021, vice president and deputy general counsel from December 2015 to April 2018, and associate general counsel from December 2010 to December 2015. Earlier she practiced at Perkins Coie and Cooley Godward in the Seattle area.

Roles

Nextera Energy Inc.
Director · Current role
2023–present
Microsoft Corporation
Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · 14-year tenure; CVP/GC/corporate secretary Apr 2018-Jul 2021; VP and deputy general counsel 2015-2018; associate general counsel 2010-2015.
2010-2021
Perkins Coie / Cooley Godward
Attorney · Practiced employment and labor law at Perkins Coie and corporate and technology transactions at Cooley Godward.
before 2010

External Roles

Cisco Systems, Inc.
EVP and Chief Legal Officer
since 2021
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Board Member
current
Corporate Pro Bono Institute
Advisory Board Member
current

Also at Nextera Energy Inc.

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