Lori Schechter is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel for McKesson Corporation. She is responsible for overseeing McKesson’s General Counsel Organization, which consists of the law, public affairs, compliance, brand, marketing & communications, and corporate secretarial functions for McKesson and its subsidiaries.
Schechter served as associate general counsel of McKesson from January 2012–June 2014. Previously, she was a litigation partner at Morrison & Foerster where she represented clients in complex litigation and investigations and served for four years as chair of the 500-lawyer global litigation department.
Schechter was named by the National Law Journal as one of the “Top 50 Female Litigators in the Country,” and in 2020, she was named a Burton “Legends in the Law Award” recipient. The Burton Awards are based on an outstanding reputation in the legal profession and a demonstrated track record of addressing complex matters of national or global significance in a specialized area. Schechter received her B.A. from Cornell University, and her J.D. from Yale Law School. Schechter has served on the Boards of the following non-profit organizations: Legal Aid at Work, the National Center for Youth Law, and the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts.