What does going from writing code to leading legal, compliance, HR, and security at a high-growth tech company look like?In this episode, Diane Honda shares her journey from Carnegie Mellon software engineer to GC who took Barracuda Networks public, to her current role as Chief Administrative Officer at Redis. Along the way, she’s shaped how companies adopt AI, built legal teams into growth engines, and developed a leadership philosophy rooted in trust, adaptability, and action.Follow Diane:@Diane Honda on LinkedInBooks Mentioned:– Burn the Boats by Matt Higgins– The Diamond Eye by Kate QuinnShow Notes:– Diane’s path from software engineer to GC to CAO– Why Redis leans into AI adoption across every function– How AI is redefining the associate role at law firms– Trust, risk, and liability when AI generates work product– Leading through cybersecurity crises and high-stakes board roles– Developing multi-hat leadership across legal, HR, compliance, and security– Career decisions that shaped her trajectory from HP to Redis– Lessons from taking Barracuda public and leading transformative dealsFollow us on all social platforms to get each new episode when it drops. ⁠@Cecilia Ziniti⁠ on LinkedIn ⁠@CeciliaZin⁠ on Twitter/X ⁠@GC AI⁠ on LinkedIn ⁠gc.ai⁠ website

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