Nuala O’Connor

Nuala O’Connor is a pioneering leader, lawyer, and public policy expert working at the intersection of law and technology. For more than three decades, she has been at the forefront of technological innovation, advising on the responsible use of data and emerging technologies in high-stakes security environments.

Nuala has held pivotal leadership positions in government and the nonprofit sector as the first Chief Privacy Officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and as President and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology.

Nuala holds an A.B. from Princeton University, an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.