Sonya Mirbagheri Cheney

Sonya Mirbagheri Cheney is an experienced legal professional currently serving as a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School since August 2022 and as a member of Chief since November 2021. Cheney has held the position of Vice President, Global Ethics and Compliance Counsel at Mattel, Inc. since July 2021 and previously worked as Vice President and Associate General Counsel at ViacomCBS from March 2020 to July 2021. Before that, Cheney served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Deputy Compliance Officer at CBS from June 2012 to March 2020, and as a Litigation Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP from September 2007 to June 2012. Educational credentials include a JD from Columbia Law School and a BA from Princeton University, with honors, in Public and International Affairs.