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Phillip Zackler
COO & General Counsel at Toyota Research Institute
Phillip Zackler serves as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), a position he has held since August 2023. Prior to this role, he was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, as well as Vice President of Operations, from September 2021 to August 2023. His tenure at TRI began in 2017, where he progressively took on various legal and operational roles, including Senior Director of Operations & Legal and Director of Legal & Compliance.12
Education
Zackler holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Duke University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.1
Professional Background
Before joining TRI, Zackler worked at GoPro, where he served as Senior Legal Counsel and Legal Counsel from 2015 to 2017. He also has experience as an associate at prominent law firms such as Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Minami Tamaki, focusing on mergers and acquisitions as well as business and nonprofit counseling.1
Honors
He has been recognized as a Rising Star by Northern California Super Lawyers in both 2013 and 2014, highlighting his contributions to the legal field early in his career.1
Zackler's comprehensive background in both legal expertise and operational management positions him as a key leader within TRI, contributing to its mission of advancing research in mobility and artificial intelligence technologies.
