McIntyre, Lisa

In her current role, Lisa leads a legal team at Google, advising on a wide range of legal matters for Google Cloud Platform products and services, attendant to product launch. She began her career as a patent lawyer where she practiced as outside counsel doing both prosecution and litigation, and as in-house counsel at Google before transitioning into a product counsel role. In her current role she leads a team that advises on a variety of legal issues arising in the launch of compliant products, including data privacy, sovereignty, access and security, export, incidents, commercialization and go-to-market, bespoke deal support, open source, and more. With over 20 years of experience as a strategic technology lawyer, Lisa specializes in crafting innovative, risk-mitigating strategies that enable companies to scale, drive revenue, and navigate complex regulatory landscapes.

Lisa leverages an Adaptive Risk-Balancing Decision-Making Structure to empower teams to make risk-informed decisions with the speed and agility required in today’s fast-paced environment where AI is a primary driver. Her approach ensures legal and regulatory compliance while fostering innovation and seamless operational integration. A strong collaborator, Lisa thrives on tackling complex legal and business challenges with creative, solutions-oriented thinking.

Beyond her legal work, Lisa is deeply committed to mentorship, inclusion, and talent development, actively fostering the next generation of legal and technology professionals.

She holds a B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering from Howard University, an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and a J.D. from Columbia University. Based in Washington, D.C., Lisa enjoys traveling—especially to destinations with mountains or beaches—and spending time with her husband and twin sons.