Christa A. D'Alimonte

Christa A. D’Alimonte is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of ViacomCBS. She guides the company’s global legal affairs as its chief legal officer, and reports to Bob Bakish, President and Chief Executive Officer, ViacomCBS.

D’Alimonte previously served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Viacom since 2017. During this time, she was responsible for overseeing Viacom’s global legal functions, as well as the company’s Human Resources organization and its Security, Facilities and Real Estate teams. D’Alimonte joined Viacom as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary in 2012 from Shearman & Sterling LLP, where she was Deputy Practice Group Leader of the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions group. In her practice at Shearman & Sterling, D’Alimonte represented a broad range of domestic and multinational clients – including Viacom – on public and private mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as corporate governance matters. She joined Shearman & Sterling in 1993, and became a partner in January 2001.

D’Alimonte graduated from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the American Criminal Law Review, and received her A.B. in Politics and a Certificate of Proficiency in Latin American Studies from Princeton University. She has been recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Cablefax, and as a “Top Dealmaker” by Law360 and The Hollywood Reporter. Additionally, D’Alimonte was named a “Wonder Woman” by Multichannel News in 2018, and was honored by the National Organization for Women – New York Chapter with a Women of Power & Influence Award in 2019.

D’Alimonte is a member of the board of directors of Asphalt Green, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting individuals of all ages and backgrounds achieve health through a lifetime of sports and fitness, a past member of the Princeton University Politics Department Advisory Council and a past participant in the Partnership for New York City’s David Rockefeller Fellows Program.