Sheryl Kinlaw

Ms. Kinlaw has been appointed to serve as Chief Legal Officer of Citizens, Inc. She has 20+ years of experience as senior level and general counsel for public and private companies in primarily the financial products and technology industries. She has led cross functional teams with respect to securities, finance, M&A, governance, compliance and general corporate matters. She has been senior level in-house counsel with 2 publicly traded companies – FIC Insurance Group (Austin) and THQ (Los Angeles), as well as General Counsel at Fallbrook Technologies (Austin).

Prior to joining Citizens as Chief Legal Officer, Ms. Kinlaw built her own law practice acting as dedicated outsourced general counsel or specialized counsel for companies without the resources to hire full-time counsel, or for companies that need to supplement their in-house legal staff. Clients included both insurance carriers and independent marketing organizations that distribute insurance products.

Ms. Kinlaw holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics / International Studies from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas, Austin.