Alan Cardenas

Executive General Counsel / Chief Legal Officer specializing in public company governance and M&A

Flemington, New JerseySenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary23 years experienceExecutiveLegalEducation TechnologyTechnology

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Sitting General Counsel/executive leader who helped post-IPO Coursera transition from founder-led to scaled global enterprise by embedding legal, compliance, governance, and risk management into the operating model (including committees, OKRs, and automated compliance/contract tooling). Also led high-stakes international response work (coordinated exit from Russia) and brings prior Siemens North America supply chain/procurement leadership experience in a blended business/legal role.

Experience

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and SecretaryCoursera, Inc.

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Corporate SecretaryCoursera, Inc.

Head of Corporate LegalSiemens Energy, Inc.

Lead Counsel – Central Functions; Lead Lawyer – Global Business ServicesSiemens Corporation

Lead Counsel – Central FunctionsSiemens Corporation

Senior Counsel – M&A / Corporate TransactionsSiemens Corporation

Counsel – M&A / Corporate TransactionsSiemens Corporation

AssociateFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

AssociateDebevoise & Plimpton LLP

Board of DirectorsRutgers Alumni Association

Board of TrusteesHispanic Bar Association of New Jersey

Alumni Steering CommitteeRutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance

General Counsel, Siemens FoundationSiemens Corporation

General Counsel – Venture Capital (Americas)Siemens Corporation

Chief Counsel – SEC ComplianceSiemens Corporation

Education

Rutgers University School of Lawdoctorate, Law (2002)

Rutgers Universitybachelor, History & Political Science (1998)

Key Strengths

Built and scaled global legal/compliance/governance operating model at post-IPO Coursera
Established global Legal Ops function and standardized decision-making via executive committees
Implemented governance/compliance OKRs and cross-functional risk review mechanisms
Led complex geopolitical operational response (coordinated Coursera exit from Russian market)
Data-driven operational diagnostics using weekly executive metrics and funnel/process audits
Deep understanding of growth metrics for digital platforms (traffic, conversion, retention, ARPU)
Large-scale people leadership and mentorship (managed 200+ legal and other professionals)
Cross-functional executive partnership (worked closely with CEO, CFO, Chief People Officer)
Supply chain/procurement leadership experience at Siemens ($25B annual purchasing context)

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Languages

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Skills

Legal leadershipCorporate governanceBoard advisoryPublic company reportingSEC complianceSecurities complianceSection 16 complianceDisclosure controlsProxy statement preparationForm 10-K preparationAnnual meeting governanceCorporate secretaryCommittee governanceCompliance program managementRegulatory compliance