Cindy F. Leeper
Chief Operating Officer at Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC
Profile
As Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Cindy oversees all of BE’s legal, finance, HR, and IT functions and helps to provide strategic leadership for BE’s expanding efforts.
Cindy joined BE from Facebook, where she was most recently focused on helping to build, manage, and operate the global infrastructure business.
This includes long-term financial and annual budget/headcount planning, developing org and project strategies, people development, strategic partnerships, sustainability efforts, and execution of programs and complex cross-company projects.
Prior to her operational experience, Cindy was a corporate lawyer at Facebook, where she handled matters ranging from their IPO, corporate structure, acquisitions, and other regulatory/compliance requirements, and at Latham & Watkins, where she represented public and private companies, underwriters, and venture capitalists in connection with securities offerings and financings, M&A, and securities law compliance.
Cindy received both her BA and JD from the University of Chicago.
She loves coffee and is a staunch supporter of the Oxford comma.
Cindy F. Leeper active positions
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Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC
Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC Investment ManagersFinance Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Chief Operating Officer | 2021-01-31 |
Former positions of Cindy F. Leeper
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META PLATFORMS, INC. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-01-31 |
Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-07-31 |
Training of Cindy F. Leeper
The University of Chicago Law School | Graduate Degree |
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META PLATFORMS, INC. | Technology Services |
Private companies | 2 |
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Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC
Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC Investment ManagersFinance Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
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