02-03-2026, 10:43 PM
Debra Zumwalt JD '79 is stepping down as Stanford vice-president and general counsel (chief legal officer) after 26 years on the job. I wonder what her role was in all this. The article outlines a lot of Ms. Zumwalt's contributions to Stanford, notably helping Stanford weather charges of fraudulent indirect research cost accounting as outside counsel in the '90s.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/0...al-counsel
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/0...al-counsel
