GE Snags Homeland Security Privacy Chief

GE Snags Homeland Security Privacy Chief
By Tony Kontzer InformationWeek

Sept. 29, 2005

Hiring of Nuala O'Connor Kelly could signal GE's intent to make privacy a competitive differentiator.


General Electric Co. has snatched up one of the highest profile privacy execs around, luring Nuala O'Connor Kelly away from her post as chief privacy officer at the Department of Homeland Security. The move brings Kelly back to the private sector after four years overseeing privacy compliance for federal agencies, first at the Department of Commerce, and then at DHS for the past two years.

Prior to joining the Commerce Department, Kelly established her reputation as a skilled privacy leader during a two-year stint as privacy chief at online media firm DoubleClick, helping to transform the company from a favorite target among privacy advocates into a pioneer in the areas of online privacy and data-protection policies.

Full article at Information Week

Nuala O'Connor Kelly's interview at Wired