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Farah Z.

Advisory Board Member, Diversity In Privacy at International Association of Privacy Professionals

Farah Z. has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of privacy and data protection. Farah currently holds the position of VP, General Counsel at the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), a role they started in August 2021.

Prior to that, they served as an Advisory Board Member for Diversity in Privacy and Women Leading Privacy at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) starting in January 2021 and May 2021, respectively.

Farah has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at Albany Law School since December 2020, where they impart their legal knowledge and expertise to law students.

In terms of their past experiences, Farah has held the role of Member at Chief since July 2020. Farah has also served as an Advisory Board member at SafePorter since February 2021.

One of Farah's significant roles was as the VP, Chief Privacy Officer at Meredith Corporation, a position they held from June 2019 until August 2021. In this role, they established the corporation's first privacy office and advised on various privacy frameworks and compliance requirements.

Prior to that, they served as the Senior Global Data Privacy Counsel at Colgate-Palmolive from November 2017 to May 2019. There, they led the global data privacy program and provided guidance on data collection, use, and security.

Additionally, Farah worked as a Senior Counsel - Privacy at Nielsen from July 2016 to October 2017, where they focused on global data protection and privacy compliance.

Farah's earlier experiences include working as an Agency Attorney at the New York City Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services from August 2013 to June 2016. In this role, they provided legal and policy counsel related to privacy laws and regulations.

Farah also served as a Legal Fellow at the Mayor's Office for International Affairs from October 2012 to June 2013. In this position, they evaluated legal strategies and drafted memoranda on various legal matters.

Overall, Farah Z. has demonstrated expertise in privacy and data protection through their various roles and experiences in both legal and advisory capacities.

Farah Z. obtained a JD degree in Law from Brooklyn Law School, where they studied from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, they earned a B.S degree in Decision Science and International Relations from Carnegie Mellon University, attending from 2005 to 2009. In 2007, Farah attended the SIT program, studying Social Justice. Farah completed their high school education at Maine Endwell Senior High. Additionally, in June 2015, they obtained a certification in CIPP/US from the International Association of Privacy Professionals at IAPP. There is no information available regarding Farah's education at Università per Stranieri di Siena.

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  • Advisory Board Member, Diversity In Privacy

    May, 2021 - present

  • Advisory Board Member Women Leading Privacy

    January, 2021

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