Monica Zent

Monica Zent

Sunnyvale, California, United States
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    Business Consulting, Legal Consulting, Management Consulting, Change Management, Negotiation, Diversity & Inclusion, Executive Coaching, and Leadership Development

About

Experienced entrepreneur, innovation leader, and negotiator capable of motivating others,…

Experience

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    ZentLaw

    Sunnyvale, CA

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    Santa Clara County, California, United States

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    New York, United States

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    New York, New York

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    New York, NY

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    Chicago, IL.

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    Greater New York City Area

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    San Bruno, CA

Licenses & Certifications

Publications

Patents

  • Excerpted Content

    Issued US No. 9965549

  • Enabling and Disabling One-Click Clauses

    Issued US 15902981

  • Reputation System in a Default Network

    Issued US No. 9380073

  • Interaction Privacy in a Default Network

    Issued US No. 9369471

  • Default Network

    Filed US No. 611889,006

Honors & Awards

  • Feature in Bay Area Women's Magazine

    America's Women Magazine - Bay Area Edition

  • Silicon Valley Woman of Influence

    Silicon Valley Business Journal

    Honored as a Silicon Valley Woman of Influence for 2023 among other industry leaders.

  • 2022 Women's Business Enterprise Council (WEBNC) Business Excellence Award Winner

    Women's Business Enterprise Council

    2022 WBE of the Year Business Excellence Award Winner.

  • Invited to be a speaker, mentor and advisor to the Santa Clara University Bronco Venture Accelerator

    Santa Clara University Bronco Venture Accelerator

  • Invited to be part of the Silicon Valley Business Journal Leadership Trust

    Silicon Valley Business Journal

  • Invited to be a Speaker in the All Raise speakers bureau showcasing Women Leaders in Tech and Venture

    All Raise

  • Speaker at the British Legal Technology Forum 2020 on Quantum Computing, AI, Law and Policy

    British Legal Technology Forum

    Taking the Quantum Leap: Preparing for the Legal and Policy Implications of a Transformative Technology.
    In this talk, I discussed how Quantum computing and deep learning AI will drive incredible innovation in technology & could transform major industries & help solve global challenges, the ramifications of the technology, the role of the legal industry and the legal and policy framework for how to address the responsible development and deployment of these technologies.

  • Invited Speaker on the topic of Quantum Computing, Law & Policy, International Bar Association

    International Bar Association

    Invited by the International Bar Association to speak on the topic of Quantum Computing Law and Policy at the Association meeting in Berlin, Germany. Over 40 countries represented by numerous in-house and law firm legal counsel from each country at the event.

  • Women in IT Awards Silicon Valley - 2019 Award Finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year category

    Women in IT

  • Women, Influence & Power in the Law Award Honoree in the Innovative Leadership category

    Corporate Counsel Magazine

    https://www.event.law.com/corpcounsel-wipl-awards/honorees

  • The Changing Lawyer Awards 2019 - Finalist for Legal Innovator of the Year

    International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)

    https://www.lawsitesblog.com/2019/08/finalists-named-for-changing-lawyer-awards-winners-to-be-named-at-iltacon19.html

  • Invited Speaker, China-U.S. Innovation Summit at Johns Hopkins University

    China-U.S. Innovation Summit at Johns Hopkins University

    Invited to speak at the “2019 China-U.S. Innovation Summit · Day After Tomorrow” at Johns
    Hopkins University.

  • Women in IT Awards

    Women in IT (published by Information Age)

    Short-listed as a finalist for the Silicon Valley Women in IT awards. https://womeninitawards.com/silicon-valley/media-winners/

  • Women in IT Awards Announces Finalists

    Women in IT

    https://www.information-age.com/women-in-it-awards-silicon-valley-finalists-123476178/

  • Featured on the Cover of LegalBusiness World Magazine

    LegalBusiness World Magazine

    Featured on the Cover of LegalBusiness World Magazine http://lbw2017us5.legalbusinesslibrary.com/html5forpc.html?page=0&bbv=1&pcode=

  • Moderator of EvolveLaw Panel on Tech Savvy In-House Counsel

    EvolveLaw

    I moderated this panel presentation for "Tech Savvy In-House Counsel" held at the Box headquarters in Redwood City via the EvolveLaw program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqUAajDWW7s

  • Invited to the Advisory Board of High Performance Counsel

    High Performance Counsel

    Invited by High Performance Counsel to serve on the Advisory Board for the organization.

  • Speaker at Apttus Accelerate Annual Conference

    Apttus

    Speaker at the Apttus Annual Conference in San Francisco on the topic of social media for professionals, social selling, what it is and why it works.

  • Speaker at the American Bar Association/Group Legal Services Association Annual Meeting

    American Bar Association/Group Legal Services Association

    At the 2017 Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, I delivered two talks to the attendance: one talk focused on collaboration for the legal industry and why it makes sense. The other talk focused on how to effectively work a room and network like a pro.

  • Legal Luminaries

    EvolveLaw

    Featured on the EvolveLaw April 18, 2017 Podcast
    http://evolvelawnow.com/podcast/monica-zent-foxwordy-zentlaw-legal-luminary-010/

  • Featured in ACC Docket

    http://www.accdocket.com/articles/how-monica-zent-promotes-unity-legal-departments.cfm

    Featured in the article by writer, Olga Mack, in ACC Docket Magazine and Online Publication under the title "Collaboration is Key: How Monica Zent Promotes Unity in Legal Departments"

  • Speaker at SXSW

    South by Southwest

    SXSW Speaker on Topics of Legal Technology, Women in Technology, Legal Issues for Startups, and the Changing Legal Industry

  • Speaker on the Topic of "Collaboration for the Legal Industry and Why It Makes Sense"

    EvolveLaw

  • Guest on the "Gen Why Lawyer Podcast"

    Gen Why Lawyer Podcast

    On breaking stereotypes in the legal industry, including unfair generational labels placed on Millennials and other groups. http://www.genylawyer.com/gwl83/

  • Speaker on "Social Media and Legal Technology"​

    EvolveLaw

  • Featured by Stanford CodeX - Startup Spotlight

    Stanford CodeX

    Article by veteran legal journalist, Monica Bay.
    https://law.stanford.edu/2016/07/27/startup-snapshot-monica-zent-foxwordy/

  • Guest on EvolveLaw Podcast

    EvolveLaw

    http://evolvelawnow.com/podcast/monica-zent-ceo-of-foxwordy-episode-030/

  • Moderator on "The Evolving Role of the General Counsel"

    Consero General Counsel West Coast Forum

  • Speaker on "Social Media and Innovation in the Legal Industry"

    EvolveLaw

  • Speaker on "How Professionals Can Engage in Social Selling"

    Apttus Accelerate Annual Conference

  • Speaker on "Cloud Collaboration for Lawyers"

    Stanford CodeX

  • Speaker on "In-House and General Counsel Balancing Competing Priorities"

    Consero General Counsel Annual West Coast Forum

  • Speaker on "Social Media and Collaboration for Lawyers"

    Thomson Reuters Legal Marketing Association Annual Meeting

  • Speaker on "Social Media and the Law"

    American Corporate Counsel Association Meeting (Chicago area)

Languages

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • High Performance Counsel

    Advisory Board Member

    - Present

    I serve on the Advisory Board of High Performance Counsel, an organization dedicated to driving innovation in the legal industry by connecting change agents, innovators and thought leaders in the space. https://highperformancecounsel.com/about-us/advisory-board/

  • Consero

    Advisory Board Member

    - Present

    I serve on the Advisory Board for the Legal Operations subject matter area for Consero.

  • Evolve Law

    Member/Public Speaker

    - Present

    I am involved with Evolve Law under both of my companies as a contributing author, public speaker, involved member and supporter of the Evolve Law community of legaltech innovators.

  • California Lawyers for the Arts

    Pro Bono Counsel

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  • Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley - Board Member

    Board Member

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  • Rotary Club of San Jose - Committee Chair

    Member

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  • Evergreen Valley College District Foundation - Board Member

    Board Member

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  • USC Entertainment Law Institute - Steering Committee

    Steering Committee

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  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Member

    Member

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    Sponsored in by my mentor, a longtime General Counsel in the entertainment industry at the time.

  • The Paley Center for Media (Formerly Museum of Television and Radio) - Membership Committee

    Membership Committee

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