Biography

Sandra L. Phillips serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate Resources and General Counsel for Toyota Motor North America, Inc., including continued responsibility as Toyota North America’s Chief Diversity Officer.  Previously, Ms. Phillips served as Group Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Diversity Officer and Corporate Secretary for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.  and prior thereto, as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Prior to joining Toyota in 2012, Ms. Phillips was a partner at the global law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. She also served as Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Litigation Counsel at Pfizer, Inc.  Ms. Phillips received her Bachelor of journalism and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. She is active on the boards of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and the University of Texas Law School Foundation. Ms. Phillips became an MSA director in 2017.