Chris Meyer

I am a strategic legal and operations leader with a global mindset, technical fluency, and a passion for empowering individuals and teams. I translate complex regulatory landscapes into actionable strategies that drive innovation and reduce risk. My subject matter expertise spans the full scope of digital regulation and risk management, including privacy, cybersecurity, AI, intellectual property, antitrust, and third party risk management. As GoDaddy’s Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Counsel for Data Governance and Operations, I lead a multi-disciplinary global team focused on building scalable processes and platforms that drive innovation while managing legal, reputational, and operational risk. I also have deep experience in privacy and cybersecurity crisis management, incident response, and regulatory defense. My experience includes conducting breach investigations, advising on cybersecurity reporting obligations, developing legal rules of engagement with threat actors, and defending against global regulatory investigations. A collaborative and pragmatic leader, I focus on teaching, developing, and uplifting people and teams. As an adjunct professor at Albany Law School, I taught courses in Global Privacy Law. I also have developed and regularly deliver training programs for corporate teams on subjects including privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and antitrust compliance. I am a lifelong learner eager to embrace new opportunities and ways of working. Committed to continuous learning and professional growth, I have pursued advanced coursework and certifications in digital marketing, data analysis, prompt engineering, cloud and network technology, and programming (C/C++, Python, SQL). I hold multiple industry-recognized certifications in privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and networking, including IAPP CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPM, CIPT, and AIGP), CompTIA Security+, and AWS AI Practitioner and Cloud Practitioner, reflecting a deep and well-rounded foundation in emerging technologies and risk domains. I am committed to volunteering and serving others. I have extensive experience leading nonprofit boards and community-based organizations, driving initiatives that create opportunity and growth through prudent financial stewardship and long-term strategic planning. With a proven ability to lead diverse teams, navigate global challenges, foster collaboration, and contribute to collective goals, I deliver meaningful and sustainable results while empowering and uplifting those I lead.