Katherine Chen

Katherine Chen is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Associate General Counsel for Corporate & Securities at AESC since October 2023. Prior to this role, Katherine held the position of Senior Corporate Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Guardant Health from February 2021 to October 2023. Earlier experience includes work as an Associate at Latham & Watkins, focusing on tech and biotech M&A, and at Vinson & Elkins, specializing in shareholder activism defense and M&A. Katherine began a legal career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where the focus was on capital markets, M&A, and credit & banking, and started in the industry as an Analyst at Barclays Capital. Katherine holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A. in Philosophy and French from the University of Virginia.