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Terry McAuliffe
Global Strategy Advisor, Centre for Information Policy Leadership
Practice Expertise
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
Areas of Practice
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
Profile
Often referred to as “the Cyber Governor” for the focus he brought to cyber and privacy issues during his term as governor of Virginia, Gov. McAuliffe understands the importance of best policies and practices in the areas of cybersecurity and privacy to the public and private sectors.
Former Gov. McAuliffe serves as global strategy advisor at the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), the firm’s global privacy and security think-tank.
Gov. McAuliffe provides strategic counsel to CIPL, the firm and its clients, with a particular focus on cybersecurity and privacy issues given his work and recognition in those fields during his governorship. As global strategy advisor at CIPL, Gov. McAuliffe will help shape strategic privacy and data security policy initiatives aimed at better positioning companies to address and mitigate fast-changing cyber and privacy risks. He also will support the development of next-generation privacy principles to facilitate secure global digital information exchange.
Gov. McAuliffe has had a long and successful career in politics, including as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and most recently serving as the 72nd governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018. During his tenure, Gov. McAuliffe led dozens of trade missions around the world, resulting in thousands of new jobs and more than $20 billion in capital investment to Virginia. In addition, he drove various initiatives related to cybersecurity and privacy, renewable energy and public-private partnerships.
Gov. McAuliffe authored the New York Times bestseller “Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism,” in 2019.
Relevant Experience
- Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2014-2018
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, 2018
- Commentator, CNN, 2018-present
Education
JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1984BA, The Catholic University of America, 1979
Areas of Practice
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
Professional Career
Articles
- Terry McAuliffe Column: A Federal Privacy Law Is Essential to Economic Recovery, Richmond Times – Dispatch
Blogs
Privacy and Information Security Law Blog
Global privacy and cybersecurity law updates and analysis. Computerworld magazine has named Hunton & Williams the top firm for privacy for the fourth consecutive year based on a survey of more than 4,000 corporate privacy professionals. In addition, Chambers and Partners rated Hunton & Williams the top Privacy and Data Security practice in its Chambers Global, Chambers USA and Chambers UK guides, noting that the firm “is highly regarded for the strength of its excellent team.”
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