GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - USA
Rhonda Powell of BuzzFeed
Rhonda Powell was appointed as general counsel at BuzzFeed in late 2018 and arrived with an excellent reputation for her pedigree in advising media and entertainment companies on a broad spectrum of legal and regulatory issues, borne out of her previous roles serving as general counsel of Complex Networks, vice president of business and legal affairs at Scripps Networks and as senior counsel to Reuters. Commentators describe her ability to “keep cool and approach legal issues with a calm head” as a key factor of her success in the industry, while also noting that she is “very sharp, astute and knows how to manage people well.”
Powell also devotes significant time and resources to endeavors in the local community, outside of her role at Buzzfeed. She serves as a mentor to a number of New York-based law students and legal professionals and also sits on the boards of digital educational platform Power My Learning and Food and Finance High School, a Manhattan public high school which prepares students for a culinary career in addition to its academic program.