About Anusia Gillespie
Anusia Gillespie is an emerging founder, Vice Chair of the Board at 501(c)(3) nonprofit JoyLab, RYT-200 certified yoga instructor, and author of Soul Toll, her debut novel that blends corporate ambition with personal awakening. Her work is shaped by a career spanning global law firms, legal technology, and Harvard Law School Executive Education, where she designed leadership programs for lawyers around the world.
Well known in the legal industry for her insight on leadership and transformation, Anusia brings a rare insider perspective on high-performance culture and the personal cost of chasing success. She has held senior leadership roles across the legal innovation and technology ecosystem, most recently leading Enterprise Go-To-Market for a legal AI company acquired for $1B in 2025 — the largest legal technology transaction globally.
Anusia holds a JD and MBA from Boston College and a BS in Management from Tulane University. She lives north of Boston with her husband, young son, and old dog.
Long Form Background
Anusia Gillespie is Vice Chair of the Board at JoyLab, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and the author of the self-help fiction / contemporary fantasy novel Soul Toll. She brings over a decade of leadership experience at the intersection of law, technology, and innovation. Most recently, she led Enterprise Go-To-Market for a leading legal AI company that was acquired for $1B in 2025, the largest legal technology transaction globally.
Previously, Anusia served as Co-Head of Innovation at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, where she helped modernize client service delivery and lawyer development across a global top-15 law firm. She also led program development at Harvard Law School Executive Education, designing leadership programs for lawyers worldwide.
Her prior roles include Chief Strategy Officer at SkillBurst Interactive (successfully acquired by BARBRI) and leadership positions at UnitedLex, supporting Fortune 500 legal departments.
Anusia is a widely published legal industry thought leader with contributions to Law 360, AboveTheLaw.com, Law Practice Magazine, Law.com, The National Law Journal, Legal Evolution, Legal Business World, Compliance Week, Professional Development Quarterly, the American Bar Association, and many more.
She holds a JD and MBA from Boston College and a BS in Management from Tulane University, was a member of BC Law’s academic journal, , the Uniform Commercial Code Reporter Digest, and was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society for academic excellence.