Ian P. McDougall President
LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation

Mr. McDougall is the President of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation. A non-profit charitable organization established to advance the Rule of Law and a Adjunct Professor at IE University Law School.

Until October 2024, Ian McDougall was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for LexisNexis, Legal & Professional division of RELX Group.

Ian joined LexisNexis in 2004 and since that time, whilst retaining a General Counsel role, stepped into various roles, including Interim CEO - AsiaPac, Interim Regional HR Director and Interim Managing Director for LexisNexis New Zealand.

Prior to this, he served as General Counsel for a number of technology and finance organizations; he also has extensive private practice experience.

He was a founder member of the United Nations Rule of Law Steering Committee and was a member of the UN General Counsel Advisory Board.

In other areas of interest, he is a Board Director and Trustee for Civil Liberties Trust. He was also a judge in the Barrister’s Disciplinary Tribunal and a broadcast cricket commentator in association with the Royal National Institute for the Blind.