Austin So

Austin So joined AWI as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary in 2022. In addition to leading the company’s legal team, he oversees AWI’s sustainability and compliance programs. Austin brings more than 20 years of broad legal experience from both corporate and private practice.

Prior to joining AWI, he was senior vice president, chief legal officer and secretary for StoneMor Inc., a publicly-traded owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes. From 2012 to 2016, he served as division general counsel and secretary for Heraeus Holding GMBH, a global Fortune 500 manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Germany. Austin began his legal career at Cravath, Swain & Moore LLP and worked at several other leading law firms in New York City.

Austin holds a bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard University and a juris doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.