Diane Peters
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Tides
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDiane Peters is a seasoned legal executive and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer with over 20 years advising nonprofits, public benefit corporations, and technology organizations from Portland, Oregon. She has led high-stakes negotiations, litigation strategies, and global compliance programs—sidelining regulatory risk while enabling new revenue streams and product launches. Diane built and scaled in-house legal teams at fast-moving tech platforms like Kickstarter, where she closed a $100M Series D, halved outside counsel spend, and negotiated the company’s first collective bargaining agreement. At Creative Commons and The Linux Foundation she architected widely adopted legal tools and standards that shaped open knowledge and developer communities worldwide. Known for translating complex IP, tax, and OFAC issues into practical operational policies, she advises boards and C-suites on governance and emerging tech risks. Her background uniquely blends Am Law 100 litigation experience with public-interest impact and cross-border regulatory fluency.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science and Government, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science and Government at Grinnell CollegeDoctor of Law (J.D.) Juris Doctorate, Doctor of Law (J.D.) Juris Doctorate at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Github Skills (21)
creative-commons8
termination8
rights7
vue6
django6
python5
translation5
commons5
javascript5
open-source4
application-management4
collaboration4
federation3
privacy-policy3
rdf3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cc-archive/PDM-nextgen
Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:7 commits, 7 pushes, 8 comments in 20 days
creativecommons/cc990
Mar 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:1 push, 6 comments, 2 issues in 1 year 5 months
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