Nuala O’Connor to Join Walmart in New Digital Citizenship Role
September 10 2019 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
20-year Technology Policy and Legal Expert
Brings Deep Experience in Privacy and Information Governance
Today, Walmart announced it has appointed Nuala O’Connor to a
new senior vice president and chief counsel of digital citizenship
role reporting directly to Rachel Brand, executive vice president
of global governance, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
O’Connor joins at a time when Walmart is rapidly transforming its
customer and associate experiences. The new function will focus on
how Walmart uses data and technology in a way that supports the
company’s goal to be the most trusted retailer.
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O’Connor brings more than 20 years of technology policy and
legal leadership experience coming from the Center for Democracy
and Technology, Amazon, General Electric and the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
“This Digital Citizenship function will counsel the company on
issues related to privacy, use of data and data governance,
emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and records management,” said
Brand. “They will advise not only on whether we may legally use
data or technology in a particular way, but also on what effect
that use would have on our relationship of trust with our customers
and stakeholders. I can’t think of anyone better than Nuala
O’Connor to serve in this new role. She is an internationally
recognized expert in technology policy, and her vast experience in
data privacy, information governance, and emerging technology
issues makes her a perfect fit for this role.”
“Walmart is one of the most important and influential companies
in America and around the world,” said O’Connor. “I am thrilled to
join the business and look forward to working on responsible
digital citizenship as technology transforms the retail industry
and the daily lives of our associates, customers, and
communities.”
O’Connor was most recently at the Center for Democracy and
Technology, a global nonprofit focused on digital civil liberties,
where she served as president and CEO. In the private sector, she
served as both vice president of compliance and customer trust and
associate general counsel for privacy and data protection at
Amazon, was the chief privacy leader at General Electric, and held
both privacy leadership and legal counsel roles at DoubleClick.
In the public sector, Nuala served as the first chief privacy
officer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as deputy
director of the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, and later
as chief counsel for technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Nuala began her legal career in private practice at Sidley Austin,
Venable, and Hudson Cook.
Nuala holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, a
Master of Education from Harvard University, and a Juris Doctor
from Georgetown University Law Center.
About Walmart Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people
around the world save money and live better - anytime and anywhere
- in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each
week, over 275 million customers and members visit our more than
11,300 stores under 58 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce
websites. With fiscal year 2019 revenue of $514.4 billion, Walmart
employs over 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to
be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at
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