Jenifer Swallow
General Counsel and Chief of Staff, Mind Candy
As General Counsel for Mind Candy, Jenifer is an expert at finding business-friendly solutions in ambiguous legal environments, across multiple jurisdictions. Passionate about disruptive businesses, technology and people, she has extensive experience with high-growth tech companies, including roles at Zynga and Yahoo!.
She joined Mind Candy in 2013 and oversees all legal work, from partnerships to M&A, intellectual property and regulatory compliance, employment and corporate governance. As Chief of Staff, she is also responsible for day-to-day operations, strategy, recruitment and HR.
Previously, Jenifer was International Legal Counsel for Zynga, with responsibility for legal work outside of the US, including government relations.
Before that she was EMEA Legal Director at Yahoo!, in charge of ‘product justice’, corporate restructuring, government and EU relations and business and human rights issues, as well as the regular surprises that come with operating in many countries.
She started her career as a City lawyer, focused on IP and transaction work in the tech sector.
Jenifer is a founding member of ALL RISE, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to combating cyber abuse.
Her Moshi Monster namesake is Jen the Hammer Slammin’ Judge.