Lavonne Burke

About Lavonne Burke

Lavonne Burke is a technology executive, award-winning attorney, speaker, author, and transformative leader. As Vice President at Dell Technologies, she leads a global team of attorneys and legal & compliance professionals focused on IT & eCommerce, Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Product & Application Development & Security, Privacy/Data Protection, Supply Chain Assurance, Corporate/Physical Security, Crisis Management, Insider Threat, Enterprise Resiliency & Fraud/Security Investigations and AI Compliance. Her responsibilities include advising on the creation, development and governance of global policies and standards, oversight and management of numerous global compliance programs, enterprise risk management, data protection, crisis management & incident response, third-party risk management, commercial contract negotiation for inbound IT transactions and customer security agreements, M&A, and AI compliance for Dell’s internal use and products. Her legal experience additionally includes intellectual property & technology transactions, product development & commercialization counseling, and technology/IP acquisitions and strategic investments. Prior to joining Dell, Lavonne worked for Johnson & Johnson where she served as Senior Director and Senior Counsel for Global Technology Transactions, IT, Procurement & Supply Chain, Cybersecurity & Privacy. While serving as outside counsel, Lavonne gained extensive experience supporting more than in $100B+ of global commercial and business strategic transactions in the context of technology transactions, IP monetization, buy and sell-side M & AD, IPOs, VC /Private Equity transactions, financing, licensing, sourcing and procurement and strategic capital investments. Her experience further includes evaluating, acquiring, licensing, and enforcing intellectual property rights in numerous industries, including technology, software, digital media, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, health care and energy. She has vast experience in drafting and negotiating a varied array of transactional agreements, including: IP license agreements, non-disclosure agreements, commercial purchase agreements, definitive purchase agreements, software/IT, cloud and aaS agreements, master service agreements, outsourcing agreements, franchising agreements, distribution and supply agreements, joint development and commercialization agreements.

Experience

1. Board Member

   Advanced Cyber Security Center Acsc

   May 2024 — Present

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Post-graduate coursework, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  2004 — 2006

• University of Houston Law Center

  Juris Doctorate, Law

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Master of Science (MS), Biomedical Engineering

  2002 — 2004

• Howard University

  BS ChE, Chemical Engineering

  1998 — 2002