Priya Aiyar

Priya Aiyar serves as a senior legal executive with broad experience in corporate, government, and public-sector matters. Her work focuses on global legal strategy, governance, labor relations, and organizational risk. She leads legal teams, advises senior leadership, and supports business decisions involving complex regulatory and operational issues. Her background helps organizations manage legal affairs, strengthen decision-making, and respond to changing business challenges with practical judgment and disciplined legal planning support.

Priya earned a J.D. from Yale Law School. She also earned a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She also earned a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. Her education supports her work across legal strategy, governance, policy, and corporate leadership. She applies strong analysis to complex matters involving public institutions, business operations, labor issues, board-level legal responsibilities, and executive decision-making for major organizations and teams.

Priya previously served as Chief Legal Officer for American Airlines and advised its board on major legal and labor matters. Her work included guiding global legal affairs, supporting pandemic response, helping the company return to profitability, and assisting with new contracts involving unionized work groups. She also held senior government roles with the Treasury Department and the Energy Department, handling legal issues tied to federal policy and agency operations work.

Priya Aiyar brings experience from corporate leadership, government service, and legal practice to high-level legal management. She has served as Acting General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel at the Treasury Department and Deputy General Counsel at the Energy Department. Her career reflects skill in advising leaders, managing risk, and coordinating legal strategy. Organizations benefit from her steady guidance, public-sector insight, and experience with complex institutional decisions and corporate leadership matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Chief Legal Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc
• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• California (Inactive)

Education

• Yale Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Oxford
  MPhil in Politics
• Harvard University
  AB in Social Studies

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