Chief Legal Officer
SADA
Patrick Monaghan is the chief legal officer and board secretary at SADA, a premier global cloud consultancy and technology services firm. For over 20 years, Monaghan has successfully advised leading Fortune 500 corporations, domestic entities and multinational clients. He is a “full stack,” entrepreneurial and tech-savvy public company CLO/GC, corporate leader, certified privacy expert and trusted board member.
Described as a true “operator’s lawyer” and “someone who gets it,” Monaghan’s ability to apply a high EQ, sound business judgment, creativity and financial acumen to legal and strategic business problems, with a sense of pragmatism, humility and humor, distinguishes him from lawyers of narrower backgrounds. Expert in SaaS licensing, enterprise software, data privacy, M&A and information security, at SADA, he leads the legal and compliance team that is remarkably efficient and resourceful given the fast-paced and agile culture equivalent to the maturity of a 20+ year old company.Â
General Counsel
InStride
Betsy Tucci is general counsel and company secretary of InStride, where she oversees all legal affairs. InStride is a public benefit company whose mission is to develop the workforce of the future by helping employers provide their employees with access to strategic workforce education. Tucci is a critical business and strategic partner on the executive leadership team, as she supports a wide range of legal, compliance and risk matters across the company.
Tucci has focused her legal career on technology, starting in the mid-2000s when there were even fewer women in the space than there are today. Her experiences helped to prepare her for her leadership role at InStride and the ability to impact thousands of lives through workforce education. An instrumental asset to InStride’s success, Tucci thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with an intentional and inclusive culture.
