Full Name
Helen Odom
Job Title
Director of Legal
Company
Tailscale
Speaker Bio
Helen Odom is a legal executive who specializes in the most challenging transition in corporate law: building legal functions from zero to enterprise scale. She's architected legal infrastructure that supported companies through 10x employee growth while serving as strategic advisor to C-suites and boards.

Helen's philosophy—"legal is a capability, not a gatekeeper"—has driven measurable business results including accelerated deal velocity, millions in cost savings, and legal operations that scale without proportional headcount increases. She's developing proven methodologies to help other companies navigate the 0→1 legal journey without the typical growing pains.
Helen Odom