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Lora Blum

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Chief Legal Officer at Grafana Labs
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Lora Blum is the Chief Legal Officer at Grafana Labs, bringing extensive experience from senior roles at SurveyMonkey and LinkedIn. Her expertise covers corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, and securities, having guided LinkedIn through its IPO and sale to Microsoft. Lora earned her JD from the UCLA School of Law.

Outside of her legal career, Lora values time with family and friends. While at LinkedIn, she was recognized for maintaining a good work-life balance and served as a mentor to other women within the company, demonstrating a commitment to supporting her colleagues personal and professional growth.

Unique fact: Lora co-authored chapters on "Blue Sky" law and underwriting agreements for the book "Venture Capital & Public Offering Negotiation. "

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Chief Legal Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Scaling Legal Teams
Actively hiring for and growing the legal department at Grafana Labs, highlighting a focus on building a strong in-house team.
Corporate Transactions
Directed all 26 of LinkedIn's M&A transactions and played a major role in the company's $26. 2 billion sale to Microsoft.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Chief Legal Officer
Grafana Labs
9-2023 - 11-2023
Taking a break
Enjoying time with family and friends
1-2017 - 9-2023
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
SurveyMonkey
6-2010 - 1-2017
Vice President, Legal-Corporate & Assistant Secretary
LinkedIn
10-2008 - 6-2010
Partner
Jones Day
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Education
1996 - 1999
JD
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
1992 - 1996
BA
University of California, Berkeley
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