Parijat Sharma

Director & Associate General Counsel, Product Counsel, Social Impact & Research @ Meta (Youth Wellbeing, Civic/Elections, Health, Equity, Climate, Charitable Giving, Connectivity)

Parijat Sharma is an accomplished in-house attorney with a wealth of experience in various legal facets within dynamic and fast-paced environments.

With a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, Parijat brings a solid academic foundation to his professional career.

Having served in esteemed roles such as Associate General Counsel at Facebook, Legal Counsel at Palantir Technologies, and as an Intellectual Property/Technology Transactions Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Parijat has honed his legal expertise over the years.

Parijat's skill set encompasses a wide array of legal areas including product counseling, commercial transactions, strategic partnerships, government contracting, compliance, privacy regulations (such as GDPR and HIPAA), data protection, information security (SOC2, ISO), and intellectual property (patent and trademark).

His background includes a stint in voter protection at Obama for America, teaching experience at Summerbridge of Greater Philadelphia, and involvement with TechGC as a Charter Member.

Currently serving as the Director & Associate General Counsel, Product Counsel at Meta, Parijat Sharma continues to contribute his vast legal knowledge and skills to the tech industry.