Kyhm Penfil
Board Member and Advisor
- Role
- Member, Finance Investments Committee at Orange County Bar Association - Ca
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kyhm Penfil
Kyhm Penfil is a seasoned board member and senior advisor with deep expertise in providing clear and independent judgment to boards and C-suites navigating high-stakes decisions in highly regulated industries. Kyhm understands the varied structure and dynamics of start-ups, public corporations, government enterprises, and non-profits. She brings intellectual curiosity, global perspective and creativity to board service and effectively brokers consensus that produces results, especially in the face of unexpected crises. Kyhm has served on or advised the boards of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation (Governance/Nominating Committee), UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation, the Orange County Bar Association (Finance and Investments Committee) and the Anti-Defamation League of OC/Long Beach (Nominating Committee). She is the author of the article, “Time For An In-House Counsel to Join Your Board?” in The Corporate Board (Jan/Feb 2025) and co-author of the article, “The Legal and Compliance Risks of Generative AI: A definitive guide to director action steps and questions” in Private Company Director (May 8, 2025).For twenty years, Kyhm served as legal advisor and strategic counselor to the Chancellor and his executive leadership at the University of California, Irvine. Before joining UC Irvine, she was a litigation partner with the law firm Irell & Manella LLP, where she tried complex business cases.Kyhm is an alumna of the USC Gould School of Law and Wellesley College and will travel anywhere to see a great building or work of art.
Experience
Member, Finance Investments Committee
Orange County Bar Association - Ca
Jan 2019 — Present
Education
BoardWise: The Global Governance Community
Board Certification Program (Board Professional Expert Certification)
UCLA Anderson School of Management (Executive Education Certificate Course)
Women in Corporate Governance
Wellesley College
A.B., Art History, Architectural History
1983 — 1987
Deloitte Center for Board Effectivess
National Board Readiness Program
USC Gould School of Law
J.D., Law
1992 — 1995
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