As artificial intelligence moved from experimentation to significant enterprise investment in 2025, boards and executive teams became increasingly focused on governance, oversight, and results. In this environment, the role of the General Counsel is evolving from legal advisor to enterprise orchestrator, helping align strategy, risk management, and cross-functional accountability as AI becomes integrated into operations and capital allocation.
In this webinar, Mary Ann Hynes, BarkerGilmore Strategic Advisor and Executive Coach and former Officer and General Counsel of Ingredion Incorporated, IMC Global, Sundstrand, Wolters Kluwer US, and CCH Incorporated; Audrey Rubin, BarkerGilmore Strategic Advisor and Executive Coach and former VP and COO of Aon’s Global Law and Compliance Department, former General Counsel of Apollo Travel Services, and former Chief Legal Officer of Grant Thornton; and Courtney Welton, former SVP and General Counsel of Allstate, draw on their experience leading legal and compliance functions within complex, global organizations.
Rather than revisiting foundational AI questions, the discussion focuses on how General Counsel can apply familiar enterprise risk management disciplines to govern AI as it becomes embedded in operations, decision-making, and capital allocation. The speakers explore how legal leaders can help align boards, the C-Suite, and cross-functional stakeholders around a practical governance structure for generative AI that supports innovation while ensuring accountability, transparency, and trust, leveraging existing enterprise structures rather than building entirely new ones.
Audrey Rubin, Mary Ann Hynes, and our team of professionals are happy to help accelerate the initiatives that you’re already pursuing or to supplement your current strategic thinking to help you realize your vision. Please reach out if you or your organization may benefit from our recruiting, leadership development and coaching, or legal and compliance department consulting services. Let BarkerGilmore help you build and optimize your legal and compliance departments.
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