Stephen Nichols

Stephen Nichols is a seasoned legal professional currently serving as Senior Corporate Counsel at both Own Company and Salesforce, where responsibilities include advising on the negotiation of commercial agreements and strategic partnerships. Previously, Stephen co-founded Maven Research, functioning as General Counsel and Privacy and Compliance Officer, overseeing legal matters from formation to venture capital. Stephen's legal expertise extends to mergers and acquisitions from tenures at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison and Dickstein Shapiro, with a foundational legal education earned at Columbia Law School, coupled with a Bachelor's degree in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.