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Former Waymo Legal Executive David Tressler Joins 6K as Chief Legal Officer
"David brings unparalleled experience leading corporate legal teams in regulatory, compliance, product commercialization, and other key corporate legal functions in fast-moving, high-growth emerging technology environments," said 6K CEO Dr. Aaron Bent . "Our rapid growth and financial plans rely heavily on strategic guidance across our organization, and legal counsel is no exception. David's experience leading legal teams at Waymo and as a partner at the global firm Kirkland & Ellis is critical to 6K as we accelerate our growth."
Tressler is a seasoned legal leader with significant experience enabling the commercialization of complex new technology and maturing legal, regulatory, and compliance functions to support scaling businesses. Before 6K , Tressler was Deputy General Counsel of Waymo, LLC, the autonomous driving technology company that began as the Google self-driving car project and remains a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. He played a key role for over six years in building Waymo's sophisticated legal team. Prior to Waymo, Tressler was a partner at global law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago , where he practiced for more than ten years representing global clients in high stake matters. Tressler is also a long-serving officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and serves on the Board of Directors of the non-profit Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services. He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School .
" 6K is executing rapidly on its growth strategy to deploy investments for long-term impact," said Tressler. "I'm thrilled to join 6K's leadership team as the company prepares to scale its transformative, clean technology and look forward to supporting 6K's commercial expansion."
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