A Place for Mom Claimed Company
A Place for Mom is an online platform connecting families searching for senior care with a team of experienced local advisors providing insight-driven, personalized solutions. read more
Michelle McGovern — General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer at A Place for Mom
Executive Bio
As Chief Legal Officer of A Place for Mom, Inc., Michelle McGovern leads all legal affairs, lobbying, and compliance functions, working closely with the business to drive strategic growth for A Place for Mom and the senior living industry at large.
Michelle has significant experience in regulatory strategy and compliance, and advising healthcare companies when operating at scale. Most recently, she was the General Counsel, Privacy Officer, and Corporate Secretary of a digital analytics company leveraging AI to derive insights from healthcare data, and the Deputy General Counsel of an incubator that builds, launches, and scales healthcare startups. Michelle also worked at Pfizer, where her roles included supporting clinical trials and pharmacovigilance, building sustainable markets for pharmaceutical products in the developing world, and serving as the North America Legal Lead for Upjohn, Pfizer’s $12B legacy products and generics business.
Earlier in her career, Michelle spent seven years as a healthcare regulatory and transactional lawyer at law firms, including Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in New York, and Dentons in Washington, DC.
Michelle earned a JD from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University.
Michelle has significant experience in regulatory strategy and compliance, and advising healthcare companies when operating at scale. Most recently, she was the General Counsel, Privacy Officer, and Corporate Secretary of a digital analytics company leveraging AI to derive insights from healthcare data, and the Deputy General Counsel of an incubator that builds, launches, and scales healthcare startups. Michelle also worked at Pfizer, where her roles included supporting clinical trials and pharmacovigilance, building sustainable markets for pharmaceutical products in the developing world, and serving as the North America Legal Lead for Upjohn, Pfizer’s $12B legacy products and generics business.
Earlier in her career, Michelle spent seven years as a healthcare regulatory and transactional lawyer at law firms, including Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in New York, and Dentons in Washington, DC.
Michelle earned a JD from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University.
Executive Team Culture Ratings from A Place for Mom Employees
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A Place for Mom's Executive Team scores in the Top 5%
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A Place for Mom's Executive Team at a Glance
Based on 218 ratings, A Place for Mom's employees are very satisfied with their Executive Team and give them an “A+” or 86/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Executive department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Community Network Team department.
A Place for Mom's Executive Team ranks in the Top 5% of other companies in New York and Top 5% of other companies on Comparably that also have 501-1,000 Employees.
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