CLOC President Steps Down to Launch Legal Tech Startup

Jenn McCarron steps down as CLOC board president after six years to launch Contracts.ai, a technology startup targeting inefficiencies between legal and finance systems that cost companies billions annually.

McCarron, former Netflix legal operations chief, served as president since January 2024 and guided the San Jose-based nonprofit's global expansion. His departure marks a significant leadership transition for the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, which represents the leading voice in legal operations transformation.

Leadership Change

McCarron joined CLOC's board nearly six years ago and transformed the organization during his presidency. He led the hiring of Executive Director Oyango Snell in November 2024 and expanded the board's diversity criteria. Under his leadership, CLOC grew its flagship Global Institute conference held annually in Las Vegas.

The nonprofit expanded its international presence with communities in London and Australia. McCarron launched CLOC Talk podcast in 2020, which recently celebrated its 100th episode milestone.

Startup Venture

McCarron co-founded Contracts.ai with Phani Gunturu, former Google and Deloitte executive who serves as chief technology officer. The startup addresses enterprises spending billions annually on manual contract reconciliation and metadata extraction, where signed agreements remain trapped in silos.