Krista Matthews

Krista Matthews has extensive experience in the legal field, with their most recent role as VP, Legal Commercial at Snyk since February 2023. Krista previously worked as an Advisor at Soveren starting in March 2021. Prior to that, they were the General Counsel at Klipfolio Inc. from May 2015 to December 2022. Krista also provided consulting services as a General Counsel for their own company, Self Employed, from October 2008 to December 2022. Other notable roles include General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer & Secretary at SHOEBOX Ltd. from October 2014 to November 2022, and General Counsel at HEXO Corp in 2017. Krista also served as the General Counsel at Recognia Inc. from November 2012 to September 2017, and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Sidense Corp. from August 2010 to August 2014. Additionally, they worked as the General Counsel at Blaze Software Inc. from February 2011 to February 2012. Earlier in their career, they served as a Corporate Counsel at IBM Canada from October 2007 to October 2008.

Krista Matthews has an education history that includes a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the University of Ottawa, which they obtained from 1994 to 1997. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from the same university, completing their studies from 1991 to 1994. Additionally, they have acquired various certifications, such as the Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) from the IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals. Krista obtained the CIPM certification in March 2021 and the CIPP/E certification in December 2020. Furthermore, Krista Matthews obtained the "Call to the Bar" certification from The Law Society of Upper Canada in February 1999.