Patrice Ettinger
​CIPL Fellow

Patrice has 20+ years’ experience in global privacy, cybersecurity, responsible AI, data governance, intellectual property, and related public policy.
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Most recently, Patrice was the Chief Privacy Officer at Pfizer, where she led Pfizer’s global privacy program and was responsible for legal counseling in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity, and served as a founding member of the company’s Responsible AI Committee.  Before joining Pfizer, Patrice was Chief Privacy Officer at Avon Products Inc., where she created Avon’s first global privacy program.  Prior to her role at Avon, Patrice held positions of increasing responsibility at Dow Jones & Company, including as Associate General Counsel in charge of the company’s intellectual property and privacy matters.

Patrice is a member of the AI Governance Advisory Board at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and is an IAPP Westin Emeritus Fellow.  Patrice served for six years on the Board of Directors of the IAPP, including as Chairwoman, Vice Chair and Treasurer. 

Patrice is a former Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the International Pharmaceutical Privacy Consortium (IPMPC) and has served on Advisory Boards for the NYU Center for Cybersecurity, Future of Privacy Forum, and Centre for Information Policy & Leadership.  She is presently a Co-Chair of the Steering Committee, Cambridge Forum on Healthcare Data Privacy & Security.

Patrice is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and received her JD from Fordham Law School. She is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.  Patrice was honored to be named Privacy Officer of the Year by Women in Compliance in 2019.