Vice President and General Counsel

The Wadhwani Foundation seeks an accomplished, strategic, and entrepreneurial attorney to serve as its inaugural Vice President & General Counsel (“General Counsel”). They will serve as the chief legal advisor to the Wadhwani Operating Foundation (WOF) and the Wadhwani Charitable Foundation (WCF) (together, “the Foundation”), providing sophisticated legal leadership across a global philanthropic enterprise.

Founded by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani in 2001, the Foundation is dedicated to accelerating economic development in emerging economies by creating large-scale, family-sustaining employment through initiatives in entrepreneurship, workforce skilling, artificial intelligence, innovation, and social good across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

The General Counsel will join the Foundation at an important time of growth and evolution. The successful candidate will establish a sophisticated, globally coherent legal and governance framework that enables the Foundation to pursue its ambitious mission while protecting its fiduciary, legal, regulatory, and reputational interests. They will advise the Chairman, CEO, Boards of Directors, and senior executives on matters spanning governance, philanthropy, international grant‑making, strategic partnerships, technology, intellectual property, data and privacy, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned, entrepreneurial legal executive with deep expertise in nonprofit and foundation law, governance, cross‑border philanthropy, commercial agreements, and regulatory compliance, ideally complemented by experience in technology, IP, data privacy, and complex international partnerships. The successful candidate will bring exceptional judgment, executive presence, and a pragmatic, solutions‑oriented approach, along with a genuine commitment to the Foundation’s mission and global impact.

This is a remote position based in the United States, with a strong preference for candidates based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role requires regular travel in the United States and internationally. The salary range for this position is $300,000 - $350,000, includes a 25% bonus component, and comes with a generous benefits package.

Wadhwani Foundation is the global philanthropic brand representing the work of Wadhwani Operating Foundation (WOF), the principal operating and program‑stewardship organization, and Wadhwani Charitable Foundation (WCF), the principal philanthropic donor and grant‑making entity.

Founded by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani in 2001, its central mission is to accelerate economic development in emerging economies by creating large-scale, family‑sustaining jobs.

Through WCF and WOF, independent local non‑profit organizations receive funding and strategic support to design and deliver high‑impact programs in entrepreneurship, workforce skilling, artificial intelligence, innovation, and social good across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

WCF advances research, innovation, entrepreneurship, workforce skilling, and social good through philanthropic grantmaking. WOF sponsors and supports high‑impact programs delivered by independent local non‑profit organizations. WOF and WCF work with affiliated and independent charitable organizations across multiple geographies. Each U.S. entity has distinct operating, grant‑making, governance, and fiduciary responsibilities, while both are committed to the highest standards of legal compliance, ethical conduct, governance, and stewardship.

The General Counsel will serve as the chief legal advisor to WOF and WCF, providing strategic legal leadership across the Foundation's U.S. and global operations, global grant‑making, governance,…