Suzanne is the general counsel and vice president at Applause, responsible for the worldwide legal function for Applause and its subsidiaries. Suzanne oversees corporate governance and leads diversity; equity and inclusion; environment; social and governance initiatives. Suzanne is a trusted advisor with 20+ years of highly diverse expertise in commercial law, compliance, data privacy, litigation, civil rights, IPO and more. She leads processes to minimize risk and grow customer acquisition and retention. Suzanne has served on nonprofit boards: the Anti-Defamation League of New England; the Tyler Foundation in affiliation with Children’s Hospital; New England Corporate Counsel Association; and The Global Good Fund, mentoring young entrepreneurs. Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and JD from Boston University School of Law.

As AI technology becomes more widely adopted, additional legislation and guidelines are emerging to protect personal data and ensure models are developed, focusing on risk management and bias prevention.