Donald J. Rosenberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Donald J. Rosenberg is executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Rosenberg reports directly to CEO Paul Jacobs and is a member of the company's Executive Committee. In his role as Chief Legal Officer, Rosenberg is responsible for overseeing Qualcomm's worldwide legal affairs including litigation, intellectual property and corporate matters. Qualcomm's Government Affairs and Strategic Intellectual Property and Internal Audit organizations also report to Rosenberg.
Prior to joining Qualcomm, Rosenberg served as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Apple Inc. Prior to that he was senior vice president and general counsel of IBM Corporation where he had also held numerous positions including vice president and assistant general counsel for litigation and counsel to IBM's mainframe division.
Rosenberg has had extensive experience in law department management, litigation, securities, intellectual property and competition issues. He has served as an adjunct professor of law at New York's Pace University School of Law, where he taught courses in intellectual property and antitrust law.
Rosenberg is a member of the Executive Committee of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law and is a member of the Atlantic Council.
Rosenberg received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and his juris doctor from St. John's University School of Law where he was an editor of the Law Review.