Andy Yoo, Esq.
Savvas Learning Company, SVP and General Counsel
Alma Mater: New York University
Andy Yoo is Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Savvas, a leading learning solutions company into the K-12 Education market. His work focuses on Publishing, Educational Technology, Data Privacy, Copyright and Trademark, Online Learning, Antitrust, Strategic Partnerships, Litigation, Labor and Employment, Compliance and In-House operations.
As a former board member of Pipeline to Practice, he is passionate about increasing diversity in the legal profession. He also serves on the board of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) and is active with the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), Diversity Lab, NAMWOLF and the National Federation of the Blind.
Prior to Savvas, he was a senior attorney at Pearson, Viacom and associated with the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Andy graduated with a B.A. from Cornell University and received his law degree from NYU where he was a member of the Law Review and Order of the Coif.
Get to Know Andy
Chichen Itza Mexico
What is your social media “guilty pleasure” — who/what do you follow on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook that you find fascinating, and why?
Anything related to Lebron James as I grew up close to Akron Ohio.
Venice Italy
List one show you “binge-watched” recently and what was it about the show that captivated your attention?
PBS series on the nature of Space and Time. The Universe is so big and the atom is so small. Fascinating to think about how space/time is so relative based on the rules of Physics.
Alaska
Name one song you listened to “on repeat” in the past 12 months and provide some insights about why you couldn’t get enough of it?
Any song from Steely Dan, Swing out Sister or Matt Bianco. Love the combination of pop and jazz.