Louise Pentland

Louise Pentland is a veteran C-Suite leader who has deep experience driving transformation and building innovative cultures in complex global companies. Over the past two decades, Louise has led M&A integration, an IP P&L, global HR, and other key areas in large companies, building a reputation as an exceptional problem solver, inspiring team builder, and sound agent of change amidst tough global challenges. She currently serves as Chief Legal Officer and EVP at Adobe, providing legal strategy and oversight and managing all legal affairs, including regulatory, compliance, and corporate governance. Previously, she served as SVP & General Counsel for Roku and before that, was EVP & Chief Counsel for Disney Experiences, where she led a global team of 400+ and advised the Chairman of the group. Previously, as EVP and Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer at PayPal, she led the Legal, Board, and Corporate Affairs organizations, the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance strategy, and its global impact work. During her seven years at PayPal, Louise was a key strategist and driver of the company’s transformation in digital payments and e-commerce. An expert negotiator across global markets, she was critical in equipping PayPal to expand aggressively and successfully into new markets such as China and cryptocurrency. Before joining PayPal, Louise served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Nokia Corporation, where she managed the legal, regulatory, compliance, and government relations organizations globally. She also led M&A integration at Nokia and managed a P&L that generated more than a billion euros in annual revenue from IP. Louise currently serves on the board of Pacific Life and Experian and has served on the board of Hitachi Ltd since 2015 and Pacific Mutual Holding Company since 2020. She was on the board of Nokia Siemens Networks from 2012 to 2014. She is also a director of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. Outside of work, she provides legal support to victims of domestic violence and works with several organizations focused on human rights and at-risk children seeking asylum.