Alma Chao
About Alma Chao
Alma Chao serves as the General Counsel at Redwood Materials, where she has worked since 2024. She has extensive experience in intellectual property law, having held positions at companies such as Facebook and Marqeta, Inc.
Current Role at Redwood Materials
Alma Chao serves as General Counsel at Redwood Materials, a position she has held since 2024. In this role, she oversees legal matters for the company, contributing to its mission in sustainable materials and recycling. Her responsibilities include managing legal risks, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing strategic legal advice to the executive team. Previously, she worked as Deputy General Counsel at Redwood Materials from 2022 to 2024, where she gained significant experience in the company's legal framework.
Previous Experience at Redwood Materials
Before becoming General Counsel, Alma Chao worked as Deputy General Counsel at Redwood Materials from 2022 to 2024. During her tenure, she focused on various legal aspects related to the company's operations in Carson City, Nevada. This role allowed her to develop a deep understanding of the company's legal challenges and opportunities in the sustainable materials sector.
Professional Background
Alma Chao has a diverse professional background in law and intellectual property. She began her career as an Extern at Novell in 2006 for four months. Following this, she worked as an Intellectual Property Attorney at Greenberg Traurig from 2007 to 2010. She then joined Facebook, where she served as Director and Associate General Counsel for eleven years, from 2010 to 2021. Most recently, she was the VP and Head of Intellectual Property at Marqeta, Inc. from 2021 to 2022.
Education and Legal Qualifications
Alma Chao earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from BYU Law School, where she studied from 2004 to 2007. Prior to her law degree, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics with a Computer Science emphasis from the University of California, Berkeley, studying from 1998 to 2003. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her legal career, particularly in intellectual property and technology law.