Nishat Ruiter is the General Counsel of TED Conferences, a nonprofit that believes in the power of ideas to change the world. She oversees legal strategy for TED, including brand protection, privacy, AI risk management, compliance, and corporate matters. With over 20+ years of experience in private practice and in-house roles, Nishat brings creativity and practicality to her work. She has led teams at CA Technologies, served on nonprofit boards, and co-founded grassroots initiatives promoting equity. Nishat also develops proposals to modernize legal education, focusing on empathy, ethics, and adaptability in the age of AI. Passionate about values-driven leadership, she helps shape a resilient legal profession ready for the future.