Michael Cunningham
Executive vice president
General counsel
Red Hat
United States of America
Biography
With more than 20 years of business and legal experience in the global marketplace, Michael Cunningham joined Red Hat in June 2004 as general counsel. Before Red Hat, Cunningham served as associate general counsel for IBM as well as partner and associate general counsel for PricewaterhouseCoopers. At IBM, Cunningham was head legal advisor to the Business Consulting Services division for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), as well as a member of the global Senior Management Team for Business Consulting Services.
Research Interest
At PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cunningham's work included global responsibility for the delivery of transactional legal services to PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, as well as the role of lead lawyer in EMEA for this business. Before entering the practice of law, Cunningham was an engineer with Sperry Defense Electronics—now Unisys. Cunningham is a member of numerous professional and legal organizations, including the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and the Computer Law Association.
