Barbara Lawler

Barbara Lawler is a prominent figure in the field of data privacy, ethics, and information governance. She is currently the President of The Information Accountability Foundation, a role she has held since July 2022.1 Prior to this, she served as the Chief Operating Officer & Sr. Strategist at the same organization from April 2021 to July 2022.1

In addition to her work with The Information Accountability Foundation, Barbara is the President and Founder of Digital Stewardship Strategies, LLC, a position she has held since November 2017.1 This company focuses on developing strategic and operational frameworks to guide organizations in leveraging data and new technologies responsibly.

Career Highlights

Privacy and Data Ethics Leadership: Barbara has an extensive background in privacy and data ethics roles at major technology companies:

• Chief Privacy and Data Ethics Officer at Looker (part of Google Cloud) from December 2019 to March 20211
• VP, Chief Privacy and Data Ethics Officer at Looker from August 2018 to March 20211
• Chief Privacy Officer at Intuit from January 2006 to October 20171
• Chief Privacy Officer at Hewlett-Packard from May 2002 to January 20061

Awards and Recognition: Barbara's contributions to the field have been widely recognized:

• Winner of the IAPP Vanguard Award for North America in 20221
• IAPP Westin Emeritus Fellow1

Expertise and Focus

Barbara is committed to driving sustainable accountability-based information governance policy and frameworks.1 Her work emphasizes the importance of responsible and ethical data use in the digital ecosystem. She believes that this approach is fundamental to achieving the promise of the digital age by delivering value to both individuals and society.1

Barbara Lawler's LinkedIn profile can be found at linkedin.com/in/barbaraklawler, where she provides more details about her professional experience and accomplishments in the field of data privacy and ethics.1