10 Waymo legal leaders
Amar K. Mehta, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at Waymo, is the most senior of these ten Waymo legal leaders, who also include deputy, associate and assistant general counsels and the heads of commercial and employment legal. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Waymo from people who have held the role.
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Alex Kingsley
LinkedInExperience: Head of Corporate, Securities and M&A · Waymo
Alex Kingsley is a former Waymo legal leader who was Head of Corporate, Securities and M&A at Waymo from February 2022 to March 2024 and Senior Corporate Counsel - M&A and Securities there from 2020 to 2022. Alex Kingsley was Associate General Counsel - M&A, Securities and Corporate Governance at Graco (2024 to 2025) and has been Senior Director and Associate General Counsel - Corporate Legal at New Relic since 2025.
Allison Drutchas
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Waymo
Allison Drutchas has been Assistant General Counsel at Waymo since August 2026, alongside a Managing Counsel - Regulatory, Policy, Product row there since 2023. Allison Drutchas was Senior Counsel - Regulatory, Policy, Product (2019 to 2023) and Policy & Product Counsel (2018 to 2019) at Waymo.
Amar K. Mehta
LinkedInExperience: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary · Waymo
Amar K. Mehta has been Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at Waymo since January 2023, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and was Deputy General Counsel there from 2016 to 2023. Amar K. Mehta was Senior Counsel at Google (2010 to 2016) and Partner and Chief Legal Officer at Altitude Capital Partners (2008 to 2010).
Daniel Smith
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel, Regulatory · Waymo
Daniel Smith has been Deputy General Counsel, Regulatory at Waymo since May 2018, based in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. Daniel Smith was Senior Regulatory Advisor (Public Policy and Government Relations Counsel) at the Google Self-driving Car Project (2015 to 2018) and Senior Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2010 to 2015).
Kennell Sambour
LinkedInExperience: Head of Employment Legal · Waymo
Kennell Sambour has been Head of Employment Legal at Waymo since September 2025, based in San Jose, California, and was Senior Counsel, Employment and Litigation there from 2021 to 2025. Kennell Sambour was a Labor and Employment Associate at Littler (2017 to 2021) and an Associate at Day Pitney LLP (2016 to 2017).
Kimberly Owens
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, Employment & Ethics · Waymo
Kimberly Owens is a former Waymo legal leader who was Assistant General Counsel, Employment & Ethics at Waymo from February 2022 to May 2024 and Managing Counsel, Employment & Ethics there from 2019 to 2022. Kimberly Owens was Sr. Counsel, Employment at Upwork (2014 to 2018) and Senior Counsel at Blank Rome LLP (2010 to 2014).
Kyun Saiidnia
LinkedInExperience: Head of Commercial Legal, Managing Counsel · Waymo
Kyun Saiidnia has been Head of Commercial Legal, Managing Counsel at Waymo since September 2024, based in San Francisco. Kyun Saiidnia's other Waymo rows are Senior Counsel (2020 to 2024) and Commercial Counsel (2019 to 2020); they were an Associate at Morrison Foerster (2016 to 2019).
Mari Lane Davidson
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Waymo
Mari Lane Davidson has been Associate General Counsel at Waymo since July 2019, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mari Lane Davidson was a Partner at Nossaman LLP (2007 to 2019) and Legislative Director at the California State Senate (2000 to 2004).
Ryan Polkowski
LinkedInExperience: Director, Assistant General Counsel · Waymo
Ryan Polkowski has been Director, Assistant General Counsel at Waymo since July 2018, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ryan Polkowski was Senior Products Counsel at Harley-Davidson Motor Company (2010 to 2018), Senior Counsel at Nissan Motor Corporation (2008 to 2010) and an Attorney at Miller Canfield (2003 to 2008).
Steven Hahn
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Waymo
Steven Hahn has been Deputy General Counsel at Waymo since July 2026, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Steven Hahn's other Waymo rows are Director, Assistant General Counsel (Commercial, Corporate, Employment) (2023 to 2026) and Managing Counsel (2019 to 2023); they were Senior Corporate Counsel at Google (2017 to 2019).
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