Elizabeth Borges works as Associate Director and Group Counsel at Intel Corporation, where she serves as the lead attorney supporting Intel’s award-winning Global Supply Chain Operations and related strategic business organizations. In this role, Elizabeth advises on a broad portfolio of complex commercial transactions, supplier relationships, governance initiatives, sustainability programs, environmental health and safety matters, privacy and security contracting, and enterprise transformation projects.
Elizabeth’s work sits at the intersection of law, business strategy, procurement, technology, and operational risk. She partners closely with business leaders, procurement professionals, technical stakeholders, and legal specialists to structure practical solutions for high-value agreements, critical supplier matters, emerging technology initiatives, and cross-functional business priorities. Her practice includes supporting data center agreements, global facilities management, enterprise software and services, engineering services, supply chain sustainability, supplier compliance, privacy and information-security contracting, artificial intelligence-related contracting issues, and business continuity matters.
Known for her business-focused approach, Elizabeth helps teams navigate complex negotiations, align stakeholders, manage legal and operational risk, and move strategic initiatives forward. Her projects span multiple legal disciplines, including commercial, privacy, information security, litigation, regulatory, employment, environmental, and compliance teams, to deliver integrated guidance on matters that are significant to Intel’s global operations.
Elizabeth also contributes to legal process improvement, contract governance, stakeholder education, and mentoring within the legal and contracting organizations. She is committed to helping develop new attorneys and contract professionals by sharing practical judgment, business context, and guidance on navigating complex commercial and cross-functional matters. Her recent work includes supporting large-scale commercial initiatives involving substantial global operations, advising on supplier-risk and sustainability matters, and helping evolve contracting practices for privacy, security, and emerging technologies.
Elizabeth is recognized for combining sound legal judgment with practical business counsel, enabling teams to execute with clarity while protecting enterprise interests. Her work reflects a commitment to collaborative problem-solving, responsible innovation, operational excellence, and building durable legal and business frameworks in a rapidly changing global environment. Elizabeth is fluent in French and lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children.
