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Julie Brill
Brill at Microsoft's Redmond campus, July 2017
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
April 6, 2010 – March 31, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPamela Jones Harbour
Succeeded byNoah J. Phillips
Personal details
Born
Julie Simone Brill

(1959-03-12) March 12, 1959 (age 65)
Houston, Texas
EducationPrinceton University (B.A.)
New York University School of Law (J.D.)

Julie Simone Brill (born March 12, 1959)[1] is an American lawyer who serves as Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Vice President for Global Privacy and Regulatory Affairs at Microsoft.[2] Prior to this, Brill served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2010 to 2016.

Early life and education

Brill was born in Houston, Texas on March 12, 1959.[3] In 1977, Brill graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, and was later inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2012.[4] Brill graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree (B.A.) in economics from Princeton University. In 1985, she received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the New York University School of Law as a Root-Tilden-Kern scholar.[3][5]

Government career

Assistant Vermont Attorney General

From 1988 to 2008, Brill served in the Vermont Attorney General's office as Assistant Attorney General for Consumer Protection and Antitrust. In 1991, she and her staff discovered that 3,000 Vermont residents were identified as having tax liens against them by a consumer credit reporting agency.[6] She also worked to coordinate with other states as co-chair of the Privacy Working Group at the National Association of Attorneys General.[7]

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

In 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Brill to replace Pamela Jones Harbour as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).[8] Brill was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 2010, and she was officially sworn in on April 6, 2010.[9][10] While at the FTC, Brill focused on the privacy implications of emerging technologies, including how personal data is gathered and used.[6][11]

During her tenure on the FTC, Brill action against technology companies for failing to secure personal data properly, and supported additional protection for consumer data rights.[12] Brill advocated for the development of a "do not track" feature to allow Internet users to tell websites to stop tracking their online activities,[13] and created a "Reclaim Your Name" project to encourage more transparency within the data broker industry.[14] In 2014 she appeared on CBS 60 Minutes to discuss the data broker industry and what needs to change to provide more control for consumers.[15]

Following the resignation of Jon Leibowitz as FTC Chair, Brill was widely speculated to be his likely replacement in the position. However, the position of FTC Chair instead went to fellow Commissioner Edith Ramirez.[16] Brill left office on March 31, 2016, and her seat was later filled in 2018 by Noah J. Phillips, a Republican.[17]

Post-government career

Microsoft

Brill joined Microsoft in 2017. She currently serves as chief privacy officer,[18] corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of global privacy and regulatory affairs. She is also responsible for artificial intelligence, digital security, regulatory governance and access compliance.[19][20]

Personal life and recognition

In 1989, Brill married industrial designer Mark Miller.[21] She received the New York University School of Law Alumna of the Year Award in 2014,[22] and was elected to the American Law Institute in 2013.[23] In 2014 she received the Privacy Leader of the Year Award from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS - DECEMBER 15, 2009" (PDF). GovInfo. December 15, 2009. p. 11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Julie Brill LinkedIn".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Julie Brill, Commissioner". Federal Regulatory Directory. Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press, 16th edition, 2014, p. 241.
  4. ^ Mann, Mary (May 29, 2015). "Zach Braff Inducted Into Columbia High School Hall of Fame". The Village Green.
  5. ^ "Alumna of the Month November 2010". New York University School of Law.
  6. ^ a b Golden, Hallie (July 8, 2015). "Defending The Digital Consumer". Government Executive. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. ^ McConnell, Bill (September 4, 2012). "Q&A with the FTC's Julie Brill By Bill McConnell" (PDF). The Deal. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 11/16/2009". whitehouse.gov. November 16, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 11/17/09". whitehouse.gov. November 17, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Julie Brill". Federal Trade Commission. June 7, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  11. ^ Selinger, Evan; Hartzog, Woodrow (April 15, 2015). "Why you have the right to obscurity". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  12. ^ Brill, Julie (September 8, 2013). "Regulators Must Guide the Internet of Things". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Stage set for online privacy showdown". The Miami Herald. November 11, 2010. p. 2B. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Bracy, Jedidiah (March 10, 2014). "Knocking Down Silos and Weaving the Tapestry: A Look at the Priorities of FTC Commissioner Julie Brill". The IAPP. International Association of Privacy Professionals. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  15. ^ "The Data Brokers: Selling your personal information". 60 Minutes. CBS News. March 9, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  16. ^ Byers, Alex; Romm, Tony. "W.H. picks Ramirez to lead FTC". POLITICO. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "The Trump FTC and the Internet". Benton Foundation. March 2, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  18. ^ "The Google Files: Power players". politico.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  19. ^ "Microsoft's Stahlkopf Jumps to Cisco as Chief Legal Officer". bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  20. ^ ""We need to ensure children's rights are protected"". unicef.org. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  21. ^ "Julie Simone Brill Weds Mark Miller". The New York Times. December 17, 1989. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  22. ^ "Milbank Tweed Forum features a conversation with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill '85". NYU Law. March 3, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  23. ^ "The American Law Institute Elects 69 New Members". The American Law Institute. October 31, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

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