David L. Rawlinson

Director at Discover Financial

L. Rawlinson has been the Chief Executive Officer of NielsenlQ (formerly Nielsen Global Connect), a global measurement and data company, since February 2020. From November 2015 until joining Nielsen's management, he served as President of the Global Online Business at W.W. Grainger, Inc. Mr. Rawlinson joined Grainger in July 2012 and previously served as the Vice President of Operations for the Global Online Business, and prior to that, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Grainger. Mr. Rawlinson worked for ITT Exelis (formerly ITT Corp.) from 2009 to 2012, most recently as Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Corporate Responsibility of the Electronic Systems division. Prior to that, he served as a White House Fellow and in appointed positions for the George W. Bush and Obama Administrations. Mr. Rawlinson has served on the board of Nielsen Holdings plc since 2017, and served on the board of MonotaRO Co., Ltd. from 2014 to 2019.