HALB Leadership Podcast

Welcome to the final episode of Season Two of the HALB Leadership Podcast!

This week, we speak to Jeff Lee, Executive Producer of The Corp, a highly successful podcast on Barstool Sports featuring Alex Rodriguez and Dan Katz. He also regularly lectures on leadership and brand management at the business and law schools of Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Wharton and Michigan State.

The HALB Leadership Podcast is presented by the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and hosted by Genevieve Antono. Please follow us on Instagram (@HALBLeadership) and, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please leave us a comment review! We want to hear your feedback.

Kim Rivera is the President, Strategy and Business Management and Chief Legal Officer at HP Inc. She serves as a key business executive at HP and has played an instrumental role in navigating geopolitical and trade issues, major acquisitions, and the strategy and development of HP’s businesses and long-term go-to-market plan.

She has more than 20 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies on significant corporate transactions, governance, compliance, risk management, audit and litigation matters.

Prior to joining HP, she served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for DaVita HealthCare Partners, a Global Fortune 250 healthcare services company. While at DaVita, Kim was one of just three Hispanic women serving as the top legal officer of a Fortune 500 company.

Prior to that, she was the Chief Compliance Officer and Head of International Legal Services at The Clorox Company. She was also the Chief Litigation Counsel for Rockwell Automation, where she was also the General Counsel for its Automation Controls and Information Group.

Kim is passionate about giving back to the community and has served on numerous non-profit boards including the California Latino Community Foundation and the Denver Metro Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She is a current member of the Leadership Council On Legal Diversity Board and is a frequent speaker on diversity and inclusion in corporations and the legal profession, with emphasis on women in leadership.

She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Duke University. 

The HALB Leadership Podcast is presented by the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and hosted by Genevieve Antono. Please follow us on Instagram (@HALBLeadership) and, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please leave us a comment review! We want to hear your feedback.

In this episode of the HALB Leadership Podcast, we speak to Kristy Wallace, the CEO of Ellevate Network, a network of high-achieving professional women. Ellevate is committed to tackling gender diversity issues in the workplace. Kristy is also the host of the Ellevate Podcast: Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business.

The HALB Leadership Podcast is presented by the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and hosted by Genevieve Antono. Please follow us on Instagram (@HALBLeadership) and, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please leave us a comment review! We want to hear your feedback.

The cost of producing Season Two of HALB Leadership Podcast has been generously sponsored by international law firm, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Simpson Thacher has no influence or control over the content of this podcast. Each speaker’s (including each host and guest speaker’s) opinions are their own, and do not necessarily reflect those of our sponsor, wider HALB organization, or Harvard Law School.

Damien Atkins serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at The Hershey Company. At Hershey, Damien oversees the legal, government affairs and corporate security teams as well as counsels the company’s Board of Directors and senior management.

Jasmine Star is a photographer, business strategist and the Founder and CEO of Social Curator, a subscription-model business that provides its clients with curated photographs and caption templates that they can use on their social media pages. 

In this episode of the HALB Leadership Podcast, we hear about Jasmine's career path and decision to leave law school to start her own photography business, as well as what future lawyers should know about branding and client service.

The HALB Leadership Podcast is presented by the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and hosted by Genevieve Antono. Please follow us on Instagram (@HALBLeadership) and, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please leave us a comment review! We want to hear your feedback.

The cost of producing Season Two of HALB Leadership Podcast has been generously sponsored by international law firm, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Simpson Thacher has no influence or control over the content of this podcast. Each speaker’s (including each host and guest speaker’s) opinions are their own, and do not necessarily reflect those of our sponsor, wider HALB organization, or Harvard Law School.

Edith Shih is an Executive Director and the former Head Group General Counsel of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, a Global Fortune 500 conglomerate.

CK Hutchison is one of the largest companies listed on the main board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange and has five core businesses: ports, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications. If you’ve spent time in Asia or Europe, you may be familiar with some of CK Hutchison’s retail brands under its A.S. Watson business, e.g. Watsons, PARKnSHOP, FORTRESS and Watson’s Wine, or its telecommunications networks, e.g. Three in Italy, the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Austria and Ireland!

Edith was Head Group General Counsel of CK Hutchison and a predecessor entity, Hutchison Whampoa, from 1993 to 2017. She was the recipient of the first Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year Award of Asian Legal Business, the first Asian Woman in Business Law Award of the Legal Media Group and General Counsel of the Year (Asia-Pacific Counsel Awards) of International Law Offices in 2014.

She is also the International President and Executive Committee Chairman of The Chartered Governance Institute as well as a past President and current chairperson of various committees and panels of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries.

The HALB Leadership Podcast is presented by the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and hosted by Genevieve Antono. Please follow us on Instagram (@HALBLeadership) and, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please leave us a comment review! We want to hear your feedback.

The cost of producing Season Two of HALB Leadership Podcast has been generously sponsored by international law firm, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Simpson Thacher has no influence or control over the content of this podcast. Each speaker’s (including each host and guest speaker’s) opinions are their own, and do not necessarily reflect those of our sponsor, wider HALB organization, or Harvard Law School.

Laurie Robinson Haden is the Founder and CEO of Corporate Counsel Women of Color (CCWC), a network of over 4,500 in-house women attorneys of color in the United States, as well as Canada, Asia, Africa and Europe. She is also Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of ViacomCBS, Inc. in the litigation group, where she oversees and manages outside counsel, directs legal strategy, and participates in alternative dispute resolution.

In this episode, we talk about everything from the history of CCWC and diversity in the legal profession, to Laurie's leadership style and tips for law students on finding mentors.

The HALB Leadership Podcast is presented by the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and hosted by Genevieve Antono. Please follow us on Instagram (@HALBLeadership) and, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please leave us a comment review! We want to hear your feedback.

In this episode of the HALB Leadership Podcast, we speak to Pierre Gentin, Global General Counsel of McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, Pierre leads the firm’s worldwide legal function and serves on the risk, audit, and governance committee of McKinsey’s board of directors.

Pierre joined McKinsey with nearly 30 years’ experience in business, government service, and academia. He was a law firm partner, spent nearly two decades at Credit Suisse in senior legal and risk positions, and served as an Assistant United States Attorney at the Southern District of New York.

He has lectured extensively on legal and business topics at universities in the United States and Europe and currently teaches at Wharton School of Business.

The HALB Leadership Podcast is presented by the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and hosted by Genevieve Antono. Please follow us on Instagram (@HALBLeadership) and, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please leave us a comment review! We want to hear your feedback.

The cost of producing Season Two of HALB Leadership Podcast has been generously sponsored by international law firm, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Simpson Thacher has no influence or control over the content of this podcast. Each speaker’s (including each host and guest speaker’s) opinions are their own, and do not necessarily reflect those of our sponsor, wider HALB organization, or Harvard Law School.

Brian Nam is Co-Founder and CEO of DIVE Studios, a podcast network which produces shows for K-Pop fans, Asian Americans, and audiences who appreciate Asian arts and culture. Their highly successful and popular roster includes the K-Pop Daebak Show with Eric Nam, The Tablo Podcast, and How Did I get Here with Jae of Day 6. DIVE Studios was founded in July 2019 and has production studios in Seoul and Los Angeles.

We are absolutely delighted to interview Don H. Liu, Chief Legal and Risk Officer of Target Corporation.