Minh Hoang Merchant

General Counsel and Secretary at Genome Medical, Inc.

Minh Hoang Merchant joined Genome Medical, Inc. as its General Counsel and Secretary in March 2020. Genome Medical is a leading telegenomics technology and services company committed to precision medicine and democratizing access to genomic-based medicine. Prior to her current role, Ms. Merchant was Associate General Counsel at Myriad Genetics, Inc., which acquired Counsyl, Inc., where Ms. Merchant served as Associate General Counsel. Before that, Ms. Merchant was also Chief Counsel at McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 5 company and the largest pharmaceutical distributor in the nation. Ms. Merchant has been practicing law for over two decades, graduating from UCLA School of Law, and has spent the entirety of her in-house career in life sciences. Ms. Merchant has served on various minority bar association boards as well.

My Articles

Compliance and Ethics

Employment and Labor

Law Department Management

Shifting from HR to Human Capital: A Strategic Imperative for Legal Departments

Legal leaders are well-positioned to take a greater leadership role in the transition from traditional human resources (HR) to human capital (HC) — a shift that can help the company leverage its talent as both the most critical and expensive asset, write Kyverna Therapeutics’s Minh Hoang Merchant, Elastic’s Carolyn Herzog, and ACC Docket columnist Olga V. Mack. #ACCDocket #inhouse #HumanResources #HumanCapital

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Interviews and Profiles

Law Department Management

Skills and Professional Development

Genome Medical GC’s Top Strategies for Leading in a Hybrid Environment

As hope and vaccine distribution grow, questions about the pandemic’s impact on teams, leadership, and the transition to a hybrid work environment abound. In this series of articles, top in-house leaders share their views of leading during the pandemic, return to work, and top tips for success.