Full Name
Stas Zakharenko
Job Title
Counsel
Company
GTC Law Group
Speaker Bio
Stas Zakharenko practices in GTC’s Technology Transactions and Artificial Intelligence groups and has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property, technology and digital media law, including as the General Counsel of Audible, Senior Counsel at Amazon and Director of Product and Tech Legal at Netflix. Stas brings a rare blend of deep legal expertise, demonstrated business experience and executive-level leadership to his clients. Stas’ experience spans providing product development legal counseling, negotiating complex technology and content agreements as well as providing strategic legal and business leadership to clients ranging from startups through Fortune 50 companies. In his most recent role as the Director of Product and Tech Legal at Netflix, Stas advised engineers and data scientists in navigating the rapidly evolving machine learning landscape and growing artificial intelligence wave. Stas’ demonstrated record of deeply understanding the technical intricacies of emerging technologies, in combination with his legal expertise, allows him to deliver practical, legal solutions that support and drive innovation. In addition to holding a J.D. from Boston University, Stas holds a B.A. in Music from Stony Brook University and is an avid musician in community jazz and classical groups.
Stas Zakharenko