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Cindy Hennessy

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Director, Legal & Risk at Make-A-Wish America
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

Cindy is an action-oriented legal executive with deep experience in compliance, risk, and strategy at Make-A-Wish America, DIRECTV, and AT&T. She focuses on embedding pragmatic advice into business decisions and is certified in change management. Colleagues describe her as intelligent, articulate, and dedicated.

Outside of work, she is a passionate rescue dog advocate, often posting about her dog, Mister Kitty. Her posts reveal a great sense of humor and an interest in sports, particularly as a fan of the New York Knicks.

She is a huge, well-documented fan of the Oscar-Mayer Wienermobile and has been humorously campaigning to become a driver.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Director, Legal & Risk
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
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Pragmatic Legal Advice
Her professional focus is on partnering with business executives and embedding pragmatic, realistic risk considerations into every decision.
Corporate Compliance
She designed and implemented the inaugural compliance and ethics program for DIRECTV following its acquisition by a private equity firm.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Director, Legal & Risk
Make-A-Wish America
1-2025 - 7-2025
Founder
Lawful Purpose Consulting
1-2022 - 2-2023
Member
Chief
3-2021 - 12-2024
Vice President Legal • Chief Ethics & Integrity Executive
DIRECTV
3-2001 - 3-2021
AVP - Senior Legal Counsel
AT&T
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Education
4-2026 - 4-2026
Education details unavailable
Modern Elder Academy
2016 - 2017
Professional & Continuous Learning
University of Washington
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