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Alexander Nguyen

Chief Legal Officer at Protege

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Overview

Alexander Nguyen serves as Chief Legal Officer at Protege [1][3]. Nguyen brings two decades of experience at the intersection of law, life sciences, and technology, with background as a former federal prosecutor and deputy chief specializing in cybercrime and corporate fraud, and former Assistant White House Counsel focused on ethics, data governance, cybersecurity, and technology policy [2]. Prior roles include Chief Legal Officer and Head of Operations at UNITY Biotechnology [6], General Counsel positions at Roivant Sciences and its subsidiaries Axovant Sciences and Alyvant [8][9][10], and General Counsel in Residence at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati [5]. Nguyen is also Co-Founder of Mission Rock Advisors [4][15]. Nguyen holds a JD from Yale Law School [11] and attended Harvard University [12].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Seasoned Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel and operator with two decades at the intersection of law, life sciences, and technology. Trusted by boards and CEOs to navigate complex financings, governance, compliance, risk, crisis management, and strategic transactions in fast-moving, highly regulated industries including biotechnology and technology. Former federal prosecutor and deputy chief specializing in cybercrime and corporate fraud, and former Assistant White House Counsel focused on ethics, data governance, cybersecurity, and technology policy, I specialize in navigating high-stakes…

Career history

  1. Chief Legal OfficerAug 2026 to presentProtege
  2. Co-FounderAug 2025 to presentMission Rock Advisors
  3. General Counsel in ResidenceMar 2026 to Aug 2026Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  4. Chief Legal Officer & Head of Operations | Public BiotechMar 2021 to Jul 2025UNITY Biotechnology
  5. Round-the-World Family SabbaticalNov 2019 to Dec 2020OpenRoadSabbatical
  6. Alyvant | General Counsel | Machine Learning & Pharma Commercialization2018 to 2019Roivant Sciences
  7. Roivant Sciences | Head of Compliance | Public & Private Biotech Ventures2017 to 2018Roivant Sciences
  8. Axovant Sciences | Head of Legal | Public Biotech2016 to 2017Roivant Sciences

Education

  1. JD, Law2000 - 2003Yale Law School
  2. Harvard University1995 - 1999
  3. Kingswood Oxford School1991 - 1995

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