Natalie Pierce is a Partner at Gunderson Dettmer in San Francisco, and chair of the law firm’s labor & employment practice. She focuses on the needs of start-ups, emerging growth companies, venture capital firms and private equity funds. She also counsels companies developing and/or incorporating robotics, biometrics, telepresence, artificial intelligence, and other enhancement technologies into the workplace. Natalie hosts the FutureWork Playbook podcast, and was selected as Fast Case 50 Award Winner, one of Daily Journal’s “Top Artificial Intelligence Lawyers” and “Top Labor and Employment Lawyers,” Chambers USA’s “Minority Lawyer of the Year,” American Lawyer “Best Mentor,” and San Francisco Business Times “Bay Area’s Most Influential Women.” Natalie earned her bachelor’s at the University of California Berkeley and her law degree from Columbia University School of Law.