Doug McNitt
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Doug is the executive vice president and general counsel at Calix, responsible for leading legal strategy and developing the next generation of legal talent. With 30 years of experience, he has successfully led legal and critical business functions, including corporate development, data protection and privacy, ethics and human rights, government affairs, and legal operations.
Prior to joining Calix, Doug served as general counsel and secretary at Vectra AI, Sourcefire, and webMethods, and held senior legal roles at Cisco and America Online. He began his legal career in private practice, specializing in corporate and technology transactions.
Doug earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and international relations from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.