Kalinda Raina

Kalinda Raina is the current VP, Chief Privacy Officer at LinkedIn. Kalinda has held this position since February 2016. Prior to their current role, Kalinda served as the Senior Director, Head of Global Privacy at LinkedIn from August 2012 to February 2016. Before that, they were the Head of Privacy and Policy for Americas at Apple from February 2006 to July 2012.

Kalinda started their career as a Privacy Law Intern at the Center for Democracy & Technology in May 1999. Kalinda then became a Summer Associate at Fenwick & West in May 2000 before becoming a Privacy Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in December 2001. In September 2004, Kalinda joined Saul Ewing LLP as a Senior Privacy Associate and stayed with the company until May 2006 when they became the Chief Privacy Officer at Nintendo of America Inc.

Kalinda is a highly accomplished privacy professional with over 19 years of experience in the field. Kalinda is a thought leader in the area of global privacy and data protection and has been recognized by their peers for their work in this area.

Kalinda Raina has a JD from University of California, Berkeley - School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, San Diego. Kalinda double majored in Communications and US Theirtory. Kalinda also went to Tamalpais High School.

Some of their coworkers include Hanh Vo - VP & Head of Commercial Legal, Amyn Thawer - VP & Head of Global Compliance & Integrity, and Ines Gonzalez - Head of Legal Operations. Their manager is Blake Lawit, SVP & General Counsel.