Chief Legal Officer
Carolyn Herzog is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Elastic N.V. (ESTC), where she leads global legal, regulatory, compliance, and public affairs functions for the Amsterdam-headquartered, NYSE-listed search-powered AI and SaaS company.[[2]](https://2025.cyberlawcon.com/speakers/carolyn-herzog/)[[3]](https://www.worldipreview.com/rankings/diversity-top-100-2025/carolyn-herzog)[[7]](https://www.hfsv.org/team/carolyn-herzog/) In this role, she provides strategic counsel to the CEO, board of directors, and executive leadership team on a broad range of corporate governance, commercial, and regulatory matters, and oversees a distributed team of legal professionals worldwide.[[1]](https://hsuuntied.com/cherzog/)[[2]](https://2025.cyberlawcon.com/speakers/carolyn-herzog/)[[3]](https://www.worldipreview.com/rankings/diversity-top-100-2025/carolyn-herzog)
Herzog has over 25 years of experience in global technology companies, including serving as EVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer at Arm Ltd., and previously as VP, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer at Symantec, after beginning her legal career at AXENT Technologies, where she ultimately became General Counsel and led its $900 million acquisition by Symantec.[[1]](https://hsuuntied.com/cherzog/)[[2]](https://2025.cyberlawcon.com/speakers/carolyn-herzog/)[[3]](https://www.worldipreview.com/rankings/diversity-top-100-2025/carolyn-herzog)[[7]](https://www.hfsv.org/team/carolyn-herzog/) Before entering the technology and legal sectors, she worked in international development, including in the Africa Department of the World Bank.[[1]](https://hsuuntied.com/cherzog/)[[7]](https://www.hfsv.org/team/carolyn-herzog/) Herzog is active in industry and community leadership, serving on boards such as the Association of Corporate Counsel global board, the Business Software Alliance, and the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley.[[1]](https://hsuuntied.com/cherzog/)[[5]](https://www.facebook.com/AssnCorpCnsl/posts/board-member-spotlight-carolyn-herzog-meet-carolyn-herzog-chief-legal-officer-at/1358580802947138/)[[7]](https://www.hfsv.org/team/carolyn-herzog/) She holds a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.[[1]](https://hsuuntied.com/cherzog/)
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