Lily Yan Hughes

Ms. Hughes is Assistant Dean at the Syracuse University College of Law, where she leads the offices of Admissions & Financial Aid, Marketing & Communications, Career Services, and study abroad programs. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Fortune 500 Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global technology and supply chain company and at Public Storage, a S&P 500 real estate investment trust in the self-storage industry. She also held senior legal roles focused on governance, M&A and corporate finance at Ingram Micro Inc., a Fortune 100 technology distribution company, as well as a Partner in the corporate and securities practice at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. Ms. Hughes currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of DirectWomen and previously served as an independent director of NUBURU, Inc. (NYSE American: BURU), where she chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee and served on the Audit and Compensation Committees. She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley.