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Chris Leahy is senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and executive committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government, and education. Leahy is responsible for CDW’s legal, corporate governance and compliance functions. She is also a founder and current sponsor of the Women-to-Women Network at CDW which focuses on leadership and development. In 2002, Leahy joined the CDW team as the company's first in-house counsel and as a member of the company’s executive committee. Prior to joining the company, Leahy served as a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin LLP, where she specialized in corporate governance, securities law, mergers and acquisitions and strategic counseling. Leahy earned her undergraduate degree from Brown University and J.D. from Boston College Law School. She also completed the CEO Perspective and Women’s Director Development programs at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Leahy is a member of the American, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Bar Associations. | 