Susannah Wright

As Credit Karma's Chief Legal Officer, Susannah manages all legal matters at the company, including corporate, regulatory, consumer protection, compliance and government affairs. Susannah joined in June 2017 as Credit Karma's first chief legal officer as the company continues to expand rapidly, increasing both its member base and service offerings.

A former prosecutor, Susannah was previously Associate General Counsel at Tesla, where she built and led Tesla's compliance department, following Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity. Prior to that, Susannah spent over three years as Deputy General Counsel and Head of Compliance at SolarCity, where she created the company's compliance department and advised on on regulatory and compliance matters, including consumer protection, data privacy and security, safety, licensing, product, trade, and internal investigations. Prior to joining SolarCity, Susannah was an attorney at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP where she focused on government investigations, crisis management and data privacy. She previously served as a senior assistant district attorney in Atlanta, Georgia.

Susannah is an alumna of the University of Virginia School of Law and Princeton University, where she graduated magna cum laude.