Michele Lau

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer McKesson

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Michele Lau is McKesson’s Chief Legal Officer and a member of its Executive Operating Team. Since January 2024 she has led the company’s General Counsel Organization, which covers legal, public affairs, compliance, brand, marketing and communications, quality management and corporate governance. She spent a decade in McKesson’s legal department from 2008, rising to Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel, and then served as Chief Legal Officer of GoDaddy before returning. McKesson ranked No. 8 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of McKesson since January 2024.
• Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of GoDaddy, July 2021 to November 2023.
• Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel of McKesson, 2018 to 2021.
• Joined McKesson’s legal department in 2008.

Professional Journey

Lau earned a Bachelor of Arts at Wesleyan University and a Juris Doctor at Cornell Law School. Early in her career she was Coordinator for International Relations in the Foreign Affairs Division of the City of Wakayama, Japan, and a corporate attorney at Morrison & Foerster.

She joined McKesson in 2008 and held a series of legal roles, becoming Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel in 2018. In 2021 she left to become Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of GoDaddy, responsible for its global legal, compliance, internal audit, government affairs, sustainability and security functions.

She returned to McKesson in January 2024 as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. She co-chairs the National Asian Pacific Bar Association’s In-House Counsel Network and serves on the board of the Asian Pacific Fund.

Education

Wesleyan University

Bachelor of Arts

Cornell Law School

Juris Doctor