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Tim Teter
Timothy S. Teter's profile covers his NVIDIA legal leadership, career, litigation expertise, & professional background.
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Timothy S. Teter is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at NVIDIA, where he leads the company’s legal function. His professional background combines corporate legal leadership with extensive experience in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. Before joining NVIDIA, Teter spent more than two decades at Cooley LLP, progressing from associate to partner and handling cases involving patents, trade secrets, contracts, fraud, fiduciary duties, copyright, and mergers. His earlier career also includes judicial clerkships in federal courts and engineering experience at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, where he worked on space flight equipment including programs involving the Hubble Space Telescope. Quick Facts about Timothy S. Teter: Field Details Full Name Timothy S. Teter Current Position Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current Company NVIDIA Location San Francisco Bay Area Previous Leadership Role Partner, Cooley LLP Previous Companies / Organizations Cooley LLP, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States District Court for the Central District of California, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company Education Stanford Law School; University of California, Davis Degree Doctor of Law (JD); BSME, Mechanical Engineering Law School Activities Stanford Law Review, Order of the Coif Undergraduate Activity Tau Beta Pi Professional Skills Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property Career Overview of Tim Teter: Teter began his career in engineering at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company before moving into law. After earning his law degree, he served as a judicial clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and later the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He then joined Cooley LLP, advancing from associate to partner in its complex commercial and intellectual property litigation practice. In 2017, he moved to NVIDIA as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, becoming Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 2018. Career Timeline: Year Career Development 1989 Structural Engineer, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company: Analyzed space flight equipment for the Hubble Space Telescope and other programs. 1993 Judicial Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California: Served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Richard A. Gadbois, Jr. 1994 Associate, Cooley LLP: Joined the firm's complex commercial and intellectual property litigation practice. 1995 Judicial Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Served as judicial clerk to the Honorable James R. Browning. 1996 Associate, Cooley LLP: Returned to Cooley and continued working in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. 2001 Partner, Cooley LLP: Advanced to partner and handled a broad range of complex commercial and intellectual property cases. His litigation work included patent, trade secret, contract, fraud, fiduciary duty, copyright, and merger matters. 2017 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, NVIDIA: Joined NVIDIA in January 2017 as SVP, General Counsel and Secretary. 2018 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, NVIDIA: Became Executive Vice President while continuing as General Counsel and Secretary.
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Jan 2017 to Present
Oversees legal affairs, corporate governance, compliance, and IP strategy.
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- Timothy S. Teter is a legal executive serving as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at NVIDIA. He joined NVIDIA in 2017 after more than two decades at Cooley LLP, where he became a partner specializing in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation.