John F. Schultz

John Schultz is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

In this role, John heads the Office of Legal and Administrative Affairs, which comprises a variety of organisations including the Legal Department, Ethics and Compliance Office, Global Corporate Services, Corporate Affairs, Cyber Security, Global Security Services and Aviation.

John was appointed general counsel of Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2012 and became general counsel of Hewlett Packard Enterprise after HP separated into two separate companies in the autumn of 2015. John joined HP in 2008, serving as deputy general counsel for litigation, investigations and global functions.

Before joining HP, John was a partner in the litigation practice of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, focusing on complex litigation and primarily defending consumer class-action, fiduciary liability, and technology-related commercial litigation. He was previously a partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath, where he also specialised in commercial and product liability litigation.

John currently serves on the boards of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley and Haiti Outreach and is chair of National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s Corporate Advisory Council. He also serves on the board of directors of Umpqua Bank, which is headquartered in Portland, Ore., and New H3C Corporation, a Hong Kong corporation.

John holds a bachelor’s degree from Albright College and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.