Irene Shih

Irene Shih is an accomplished legal professional specializing in corporate and securities law. Currently serving as Associate General Counsel at Datadog since January 2022, Irene has previously held the role of Assistant General Counsel at Yext from September 2017 to January 2022, where responsibilities included drafting SEC filings and preparing the annual proxy statement. Prior to Yext, Irene worked as a Principal at KKR & Co. Inc. from April 2011 to August 2017, and as an Associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP from October 2005 to April 2011, focusing on a wide range of public and private securities transactions. Irene's early legal experience includes a summer clerkship at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Irene earned a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School.