Christopher McCleary joined the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee in 2015 and serves as its General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he leads the USOPC teams in legal, compliance, ethics, NGB oversight, finance, information technology, events & logistics, and facilities. He also leads the USOPC’s governance work and serves as corporate secretary to the USOPC Board of Directors. McCleary oversees the USOPC’s partnerships with the World Anti-Doping Agency, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and Partnership for Clean Competition. He also serves as a member of the Association of National Olympic Committee’s Legal Commission.

McCleary joined the USOPC from Visa Inc., where he served eight years as the senior vice president and senior associate general counsel of global brand and client management, in which he led the company’s worldwide legal operations in marketing, sponsorships, intellectual property and client licensing.

Previously, McCleary served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel for Visa International Service Association, focusing on the Visa Worldwide Services legal department. In a prior stint with the company, he also served as senior vice president for Visa U.S.A. Inc., where he led the legal department in all marketing and advertising matters.

In addition to his experience with Visa, McCleary served as general counsel for Move.com and practiced law with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, concentrating on intellectual property matters.

McCleary received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1986, and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Michigan Law in 1991.

McCleary and his wife, Kristina Chung, live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with their two children, Chase and Caroline.