Karleen Finnegan

Karleen Finnegan currently serves as Corporate & Securities Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Brown-Forman since April 2024. Prior to this role, Karleen held various positions at Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., including Vice President, Senior Director, and Director of Corporate Securities Counsel, and also served as Assistant Corporate Secretary. Experience includes working as Corporate Counsel at Kubota Tractor Corporation and as an Associate Attorney at Frost Brown Todd and Vaughn & Smith, with a focus on commercial mortgage-backed securities and real estate litigation, respectively. Earlier legal experience includes an internship at Churchill Downs Incorporated and a law clerk position at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers. Karleen holds a Juris Doctor from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville and a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Strategic Communications from the University of Kentucky.