Serve as the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Cybersecurity & Technology in a global financial services institution with over $9 trillion in assets, 34+ million retail brokerage, 2.5 million retirement plan accounts, and 2 million consumer bank accounts in 190+ countries. Member of Chief Compliance Officer’s senior leadership team. Successfully designed and implemented a global privacy compliance program and a global data & technology compliance program in alignment with the firm's enterprise risk management framework. Manage a team of 21 compliance professionals with broad responsibility for: ensuring compliance with all applicable privacy, data, and technology laws, rules, and regulations; developing and maintaining policies, standards, training, and guidance; leading or participating in a variety of global risk and business unit committees and councils; maintaining inventory of laws, rules, and regulations and monitoring regulatory environment to identify and implement any changes to regulations or regulatory expectations; interacting with prudential regulator and other regulators/governmental officials; and providing enterprise oversight of governance, controls, and remediation activities in the firm's business units.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE CAPITAL CORPORATION)Norwalk, CT · 2007-Present Served as the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Counsel for GE Capital’s Global Legal & Compliance department (225+ employees) Managed a team of 18 lawyers and paralegals with broad responsibility for legal budget and all legal operations across GE Capital and member of CEO’s global reorganization leadership team providing advice and counsel on a broad range of legal areas, including M&A integration support for 50+ global divestitures totaling over $200 billion, privacy, data security incidents, sourcing, licensing, records management, corporate & commercial matters, litigation, corporate governance, real estate, and regulatory & compliance matters. Led team responsible for complying with requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Created and managed early warning system, global regulatory council, and a global licensing tracker.

Served as the General Counsel for the Asset Management, Operations, IT, and Sourcing teams in GE Capital’s $160 billion North Americas Commercial Lending & Leasing division and the Chief Privacy Counsel for Legal & Compliance Department (500+ employees). Managed a team of 21 lawyers and paralegals and member of senior executive leadership team of COO & CIO providing advice and counsel on a broad range of legal areas, including privacy, data security incidents, regulatory, sourcing, IP, licensing, M&A, and corporate and commercial matters. Managed 1000+ global legal entities and eliminated over 425 entities, resulting in simplified business operation and significant cost savings.

Senior Counsel, GE Capital Commercial Finance Division (2007-2009)Served as lead counsel to Global Sourcing, IT, and Real Estate teams with responsibility for $7+ billion annual purchasing. Provided legal support on multiple acquisitions and divestitures, global commercial contracts and transactions, including those related to IT/outsourcing, sourcing, software licensing, joint development, technical services, construction, and commercial real estate leases and sales. Provided M&A legal support on a variety of acquisitions and divestitures and supported global rooftop consolidations, resulting in significant annual cost savings.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION East Fishkill, NY & Somers, NY· 1999-2007Corporate Counsel, IBM’s $53 billion Global Business Services & Outsourcing Division (2004-2007)Promoted to lead corporate counsel to Global Services Delivery, Sourcing, and IT teams and member of Global Open Source Steering Committee. Provided global legal support for M&A transactions and commercial customer and sourcing contracts, including IT/outsourcing, sourcing, software licensing, strategic alliance agreements, technical services, advertising & marketing collateral, and new products.Staff Counsel, IBM’s $26 billion Semiconductor, Server & Technology Division (1999-2004)Served as the staff counsel for IBM’s global semiconductor manufacturing operations with broad responsibility (including as a legal manager) providing global legal support for M&A transactions, multiple commercial customer and sourcing contracts, including OEM manufacturing chip supply agreements, product sales agreements, joint development agreements, distributor and sales representative agreements, strategic alliance agreements, real estate purchase, construction, and lease agreements, software licensing, and IP licensing agreements.

Corporate Counsel, Global HQ Legal Department Served as assigned counsel to the General Counsel in the global headquarters legal department of a $5 billion privately-held worldwide manufacturer and supplier of specialty chemicals, engineered minerals, timber products, and oil & gas products.  Drafted, negotiated, and provided legal advice regarding customer sales agreements, commodity purchase agreements, consultant agreements, construction contracts, real estate purchase and real estate lease agreements, strategic alliance agreements, and customer loan agreements and related financing documentation.  Maintained corporate books, filings, and governance oversight for approximately 60 foreign and domestic subsidiaries.  Managed litigation matters, including responding to subpoenas, discovery requests, and civil investigative demands.

Represented public and private companies and national financial institutions at top regional Upstate New York law firms in various commercial finance, corporate, and commercial real estate transactions.  Drafted and negotiated commercial loan instruments and related documentation, such as commitment letters, promissory notes, credit/loan agreements, mortgages, security agreements, subordination agreements, inter-creditor agreements, and completed all necessary UCC and real estate/fixture filings. Drafted and negotiated definitive asset and stock purchase agreements and related operative agreements.  Formed various limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations and drafted governance documents. Drafted and negotiated various real estate sale agreements, shopping center leases, ground leases, and office leases..