Cynthia M. Peterson

Cynthia M. Peterson currently serves as Chief Counsel for Labor Employment & Benefits at The Kraft Heinz Company, a position held since July 2013, with previous roles including Chief Counsel and Senior Counsel in Labor & Employment. Prior to joining Kraft Heinz, Peterson worked as an Attorney at Axiom, providing innovative legal solutions, and as Of Counsel at Lisa A. Copland, P.C., offering strategic employment law guidance. A background in labor and employment law was further established through positions at Perkins Coie LLP, Seyfarth Shaw, Matkov Salzman, and Hinshaw & Culbertson, where representation of various corporate clients in complex legal matters was central. Peterson obtained a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Maryland.