Yolanda Sanders
Class of 2022-2023
Former SVP and General Counsel, Gap Inc.
Yolanda grew up in Altadena, California, earned an BA from Berkeley and a JD from UC Law San Francisco. Starting her career at law firm Morrison & Foerster, Yolanda joined Gap in 2003 as a contract attorney. She rose through the ranks to General Counsel of Gap’s Athleta unit and Deputy General Counsel of Gap Inc., and then SVP and General Counsel. On a mission to make paths smoother for those behind her, she developed initiatives to provide jobs for attorneys who tend to be overlooked in traditional recruiting.