Full Name
Arezou Arefi-Afshar
Job Title
General Counsel and Head of IT & Information Security
Company
Check Out My, LLC
Speaker Bio
Arezou is the General Counsel and Head of IT & Information Security at COMC, an online consignment marketplace for buying, selling, and storing trading cards. At COMC, she leads the company's legal, governance, compliance, privacy, and information security functions. She partners closely with executive leadership to enable growth, scale operations, and navigate complex legal and business challenges in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
Previously, Arezou served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Securonix, a B2B enterprise cybersecurity SaaS platform, where she led the global legal function during a period of hyper-growth and innovation.
Throughout her career, Arezou has been passionate about disruptive technologies and helping organizations scale. She enjoys building modern, business-oriented legal and operating functions that empower innovation while thoughtfully managing risk. Her experience spans commercial transactions, corporate governance, product counseling, privacy, intellectual property, employment, litigation, IT infrastructure, and strategic business initiatives.
Arezou brings an operator's mindset to legal leadership, viewing herself as a builder of scalable, cross-functional infrastructure spanning legal, technology, security, and operations rather than a single-discipline specialist. She is passionate about the evolving role of executive leaders at the intersection of law, technology, AI governance, and cybersecurity, and about mentoring the next generation of women in business and law. She looks forward to connecting with fellow executives who are shaping the future of their organizations through innovation, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
Previously, Arezou served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Securonix, a B2B enterprise cybersecurity SaaS platform, where she led the global legal function during a period of hyper-growth and innovation.
Throughout her career, Arezou has been passionate about disruptive technologies and helping organizations scale. She enjoys building modern, business-oriented legal and operating functions that empower innovation while thoughtfully managing risk. Her experience spans commercial transactions, corporate governance, product counseling, privacy, intellectual property, employment, litigation, IT infrastructure, and strategic business initiatives.
Arezou brings an operator's mindset to legal leadership, viewing herself as a builder of scalable, cross-functional infrastructure spanning legal, technology, security, and operations rather than a single-discipline specialist. She is passionate about the evolving role of executive leaders at the intersection of law, technology, AI governance, and cybersecurity, and about mentoring the next generation of women in business and law. She looks forward to connecting with fellow executives who are shaping the future of their organizations through innovation, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
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