Veeam Appoints Chief Legal Officer for the Data and AI Trust Era

Veeam® Software announced the appointment of Garde, who will lead Veeam’s global legal and compliance function, providing the foundation for trust as the company scales its operational pace and governance priorities in an AI-first world.

Garde joins Veeam with over two decades of experience at the intersection of data, security, and transformation. Most recently, as CLO at Informatica, she navigated the company’s $8 billion acquisition by Salesforce. Her track record includes building a 75-person global legal organization at VMware through its $1 billion IPO, as well as leading Sophos through high-stakes private equity transactions and cybersecurity integrations.

“At Veeam, we are building the Data and AI Trust Company, a mission that demands a legal executive who thinks like a builder and moves as an operator,” said Anand Eswaran, CEO of Veeam. “Rashmi began her career as a software engineer at Apple. That technical DNA, combined with her experience scaling legal organizations from $20 million startups to $2 billion global enterprises, makes her the perfect executive to lead our teams as we enable safe AI in the agentic era. We are delighted to welcome Rashmi to Veeam.”

Garde holds a B.A. in Computer Science and a J.D. from UC Berkeley. Her career trajectory—from engineer to attorney—has seen her build and lead legal organizations for high-growth tech leaders, including VMware, Marin Software, Bloomreach, Centrify, and Sophos. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“Trust is the business of the agentic era, and I am excited to join Veeam at a moment when ensuring data is understood and resilient has never been more critical,” said Rashmi Garde, CLO at Veeam. “I look forward to partnering across the business to turn complexity into momentum and help the company to scale with clarity and confidence.”