Tony West: From Student Body President to PepsiCo General Counsel

Tony West

Executive vice president, government affairs, general counsel, corporate secretary of PepsiCo Inc.

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Tony West is executive vice president of government affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary at PepsiCo Inc. Previously, West worked for the Obama administration in the Department of Justice, first as assistant attorney general in charge of the civil division, then as associate attorney general. He also spent the better part of a decade as a Morrison & Foerster partner. Before that, West helped raise money and campaign for Democratic politicians. Below is his story, as he tells it.

Education

Bellarmine College ...