Summary
Brian Keys is an experienced technology-focused corporate lawyer with over two decades of cross-industry practice and ten years in senior in-house roles, now serving as Assistant General Counsel for AI, Technology and Innovation at GEICO. He has built and led global IP, privacy and cybersecurity programs for Fortune 500 and FinTech firms, operationalizing GDPR-centric governance and enterprise-scale AI frameworks that balance legal compliance with product agility. A former General Counsel and Managing Director, he routinely advises on complex M&A, cloud/SaaS procurement, Generative AI productization, and large-scale technology transformations while managing trademark, patent and copyright portfolios. Known for pragmatic business judgment and efficiency—he has reduced legal budgets and scaled in-house capabilities—Brian blends legal rigor with hands-on policy design that guides engineers and product teams. He maintains a lightweight open-source footprint (redirecting development to gitgud.io/bkeys) to stay connected with the developer tools he relies on.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
JD, Law, JD, Law at Stanford Law School
BA, Business Administration (Finance), BA, Business Administration (Finance) at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business