Stuart Kupinsky

Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary at Talisma

As Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel and Secretary, Stuart manages the company’s legal strategy, including M&A and intellectual property legal strategy, as well as the company’s contracting functions.

Previously, Stuart served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Blackboard. Prior to that, he was Chief Counsel for FirstNet, a multibillion-dollar government agency building a nationwide broadband network for first responders. Additionally, Stuart served as General Counsel for four major technology companies, including Tekelec, Inc. where he played a major role in its successful sale to Oracle. Stuart also served as an attorney in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and was with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after working in private practice and completing a clerkship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C.

Stuart holds a J.D. with honors from The George Washington University Law School, as well as a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University.