Marisa Mayer

About Marisa Mayer

Solutions-oriented, non-profit legal executive and proven leader with over 12 years of…

Experience

1. Chief Legal Officer

   Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

   Jan 2012 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Develop and lead corporate legal strategy for the Foundation in national and chapter offices• Oversee all legal and compliance functions, including complex research collaboration agreements and grants, venture philanthropy funding agreements, data privacy regulations and implementation, trademark filings and IP policies, leases for all offices, camp contracts, marketing and SAAS contracts, trusts & estates administration, employee relations, third-party vendor agreements for fundraising events across the country, threatened legal action.•Provide legal framework and oversight for the development and growth of a groundbreaking research initiative integrating patient data and biosamples from diverse research initiatives conducted at academic sites across the country, enabling access to patient data and biosamples for academic and industry IBD researchers.• Drafted informed consent for nation-wide direct to patient longitudinal research cohort • Negotiated government-funded contract for a Patient Powered Research Portal, the first of its kind in the field of IBD consisting of clinical and self-reported patient data, and drafted subcontracts with vendors to feed into network.•Secured first charitable patient assistance program OIG advisory opinion incorporating, allowing Foundation to launch a co-pay assistance program helping patients with their out-of-pocket drug costs.•Develop, promote and oversee the Foundation’s data privacy policies, including implementation of HIPAA and GDPR guidelines for patients’ Protected Health Information and proper deployment of consent and authorization forms. •Negotiate education grants and sponsorship agreements with pharma companies.•Drafted collaborative agreement AbbVie to jointly develop and implement a comprehensive national IBD Training Program with Foundation certification.•Created legal framework for GI Buddy, an app/website tracker that allows patients to manage and track all aspects of their disease.

Education

• Brooklyn Law School

  J.D.

  2003 — 2006

• Sotheby's Institute of Art

  Masters in Art Business

  2007 — 2008

• University of Pennsylvania

  B.A., American History

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Styling
• Fashion
• Legal Research
• Legal
• Corporate Law
• Legal Advice
• Policy
• Marketing
• Art
• Intellectual Property
• Lease Negotiations
• Nonprofits
• Contract Negotiation
• Social Media
• Legal Liability
• Contract Management