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DISCO Announces Senior Hires to Accelerate AI for Litigators


DISCO Announces Senior Hires to Accelerate AI for Litigators
  • by: Business Wire
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  • November 5, 2026

DISCO a creator of industry-leading litigation technology, today announced two significant additions to its senior leadership team as it accelerates its strategy to lead in AI for Litigators. Mich Razon has joined as Chief Technology Officer, and Johann Wrede joined as Chief Marketing Officer. Both are long-tenured technology veterans with decades of experience spanning legal, financial services, SaaS, cloud computing and travel industries.

Quick Intel

  • DISCO appoints Mich Razon as CTO and Johann Wrede as CMO to accelerate AI for Litigators strategy.
  • Both senior hires join Nov 2, 2026 based in Raleigh, N.C. area with decades technology leadership experience.
  • Razon joins from Thomson Reuters where she served as CTO and Head of Engineering for Legal AI leading agentic AI pivot.
  • Wrede joins from Auros and brings multi-time CMO experience from Emburse, Xactly and SAP.
  • Hires come amid sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit software growth and 10x DISCO AI platform revenue growth since Q1 2026.
  • Includes expanded pilot for unified litigation solution now including four Am Law 50 firms.

New Leadership to Drive Litigation AI Velocity

"DISCO continues to lead in AI for Litigators, and I am thrilled to see that mission resonate so strongly with high-caliber industry veterans in Mich and Johann," said CEO Eric Friedrichsen. "In both leaders, DISCO gains deep experience in building for and operating at scale. They know what it takes to thrive in fast-moving industries and will be tremendous assets as DISCO continues to innovate and grow."

Razon joins DISCO from Thomson-Reuters where she served as CTO and Head of Engineering for Legal AI and helped spearhead company's pivot into agentic AI solutions. At DISCO, she will be responsible for global engineering strategy and team focused on developing industry's first purpose-built unified solution for litigators. Prior to Thomson-Reuters, served as Vice President, General Manager and Head of Platform for Google Cloud as global lead for Google Cloud commerce. Also held senior leadership roles at Mastercard and Teradata. Serves on Board of Directors for Green Dot Corporation, leading digital bank and fintech.

"The legal industry is rapidly evolving, and innovation matters more than ever. Litigators need confidence that their tools are built for the rigors of modern litigation," Razon said. "DISCO has a decade-long record of leading in litigation AI, and I am excited to help put those innovative solutions in the hands of litigators even faster."

A multi-time CMO, Wrede joins DISCO from Auros where he also served as CMO. He will focus on expanding DISCO's market presence, brand identity and go-to-market strategy building on growing portfolio of large customers at leading edge of litigation. Prior to Auros, served as CMO of Emburse, corporate travel and expense platform. Also held senior marketing roles at Xactly as CMO and SAP leading brand, creative, advertising, events, content and product marketing. Began career as software engineer.

"The legal AI boom has changed the playing field for brands, and there is a significant gap between what's promised and what's real. DISCO has the proven history to cut through the noise and set the standard for what customers should expect from their technology partners. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to help build that narrative," said Wrede.

 

About DISCO

DISCO provides comprehensive, innovative solutions for modern litigation. We create and service an intuitive, cloud-native platform at the forefront of litigation technology, backed by the partnership of expert professional services and support. Leveraging the latest in AI to help law firms and corporations achieve smarter outcomes faster, our scalable products and tools allow customers to simplify everyday tasks and tackle complex matters at every stage of litigation.

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