Conor Daly

About

Experience

• Chief Legal and Privacy Officer (General Counsel), Company SecretaryCurrent

  Vestmark · Wakefield, MA

  Nov 2025 – Present

  Chief legal officer and General Counsel for a $140M+ revenue, venture-backed B2B SaaS and SEC-registered fintech platform administering more than $2T in client assets. Executive team member reporting to the CEO. • Co-led transaction strategy and execution for the announced sale to Envestnet, a Bain Capital portfolio company — diligence strategy, definitive agreement negotiation, post-signing execution, integration planning, and the regulatory and change-of-control workstreams. Closing expected Q4 2026 • Advised the CEO and Board through a multi-year operational turnaround, aligning contracting, risk, and compliance frameworks to Rule of 40 performance and exit readiness • Primary legal advisor to the Board as Company Secretary; led governance modernization, committee redesign, executive compensation governance, and IPO readiness including S-1 drafting • Built the enterprise legal, compliance, privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance function from inception to a six-person team supporting 400+ employees • Negotiated enterprise SaaS and sub-advisory agreements with 100+ institutional and Fortune 500 clients • Deal lead on the completed divestiture to NYSE-listed AssetMark (AMK); executive oversight of the SEC-registered RIA compliance program • Serve as Chief Privacy Officer; co-founded and co-chair the AI Governance Committee

• Lead Counsel

  Akamai Technologies · Cambridge, MA

  Sep 2016 – Mar 2019

  NASDAQ-listed global technology company • Advised on SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy) and board governance • Lead counsel on cross-border M&A and strategic investments • Directed subsidiary governance across 30+ countries • Partnered with Finance and Internal Audit on public company compliance and internal controls