Whitnie Gladden

Whitnie Gladden currently serves as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, where responsibilities encompass legal, risk management, compliance, cybersecurity, data privacy, litigation, and corporate governance functions. With extensive prior experience, Gladden was General Counsel at The Jacobson Group, overseeing domestic and international legal affairs in the insurance industry, and served as Senior Legal Counsel for Darden, supporting a large restaurant company. Additional roles include leadership positions at the Minority In-House Counsel Association and various legal positions at Accenture, where expertise included employment law during mergers and acquisitions. Educational credentials include a JD from Duke University School of Law and a BS in Political Science from Hampton University.