Dana Caproni

Dana Caproni has a diverse work experience in the legal field. They are currently employed as the Lead Digital Counsel at Fossil Group, Inc. Prior to this role, Dana worked at Amount as an Associate General Counsel and later as an Assistant General Counsel. Their responsibilities at Amount included drafting privacy-related policies, managing vendor contracts, and providing support on commercial-technology transactions. Before joining Amount, Dana worked at SAC Wireless as a Legal & Regulatory Specialist, overseeing compliance processes and partnering with construction and customer delivery teams. They also gained experience as a Contract Attorney at Spellmire Law Firm, where they conducted legal research, authored persuasive briefs and assisted with case intake. Additionally, Dana worked as an Attorney at R. McConnell Group PLLC, where they designed compliance and governance programs for Fortune 500 companies and conducted corruption due diligence. They also held roles as a Compliance Law Clerk at Baker Hughes, a Research Assistant at South Texas College of Law, a Law Clerk at Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, and a Law Clerk at Legal Aid Society. Dana's early career involved working as a Consultant at The University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate Writing Center.

Dana Caproni earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies from The University of Texas at Austin in 2013. Dana then pursued their Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree at South Texas College of Law Houston from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, they obtained their license to practice Law in Texas, followed by obtaining a license to practice Law in Illinois from the Illinois Supreme Court in 2017. Dana also holds certifications such as the Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP/E) from IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals in 2021 and the Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US) from the same institution in 2020. Additionally, they are an Impartial Third Party Mediator certified by the Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution in 2015.