Gaelen Gates

Gaelen Gates currently serves as the VP of Legal at Chime, overseeing contract negotiation and corporate law. Prior experience includes roles as Associate General Counsel at Checkr, Inc., where significant contributions included building the legal team during a growth phase and leading several venture capital funding rounds and acquisitions. Previous positions also encompass Associate General Counsel at Credit Karma, where Gates helped grow the legal team and managed critical commercial agreements, and positions at Axiom and Fenwick & West, focusing on various legal agreements and venture financing. Academic credentials include a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Mass Communications from the University of California, Berkeley.