Kate Dodson

Kate Dodson is a seasoned legal professional currently serving as Vice President of Corporate, Commercial, and M&A at Niantic, Inc. since May 2019, following a tenure as Senior Director of Corporate and M&A Legal at the same company. Prior experience includes a role as Associate in the Corporate Group at Fenwick & West from May 2016 to May 2019 and as an Associate in the Emerging Companies Group at Perkins Coie LLP from October 2012 to April 2016. Kate also completed internships at Amazon and Perkins Coie LLP and served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Karen A. Overstreet at the United States Bankruptcy Court. Earlier in their career, Kate held development roles at Whitman College and The National Bureau of Asian Research after having worked as a Program Associate at the Marguerite Casey Foundation. Kate Dodson earned a JD from the University of Washington School of Law in 2012 and an AB from Mount Holyoke College in 2003.