Harriet Pearson

Recognized by Lawdragon in May 2015 as one of the 500 "Leading Lawyers in America" and dubbed the "First Lady of Privacy" by another legal publication, Harriet helps clients think through and address some of the highest-risk and strategic issues of our time. She advises companies in multiple industries on legal risk assessments and mitigation strategies; enterprise-wide governance and compliance programs; security and privacy incident responses and remediation; investigations and enforcement; cross-border data transfers; regulatory compliance; and legislative, regulatory, and self-regulatory processes.

Harriet has had roles in senior legal, corporate affairs, human resources, and public policy assignments. This multidisciplinary executive leadership experience enables Harriet to provide clients with individually informed, practical, and strategic perspectives on some of the most significant issues facing today's corporate leaders.

Harriet joined Hogan Lovells in 2012 from the IBM Corporation, where she served as Vice President Security Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer (CPO). During her 12-year tenure as IBM's CPO, she coordinated global reporting and response to all data and cyber incidents. She also led IBM's global engagement in public policy and industry initiatives around cybersecurity and data privacy.

Harriet co-chairs the Georgetown Cybersecurity Law Institute, serves on the American Bar Association (ABA) President's Cybersecurity Task Force, and served on the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cybersecurity for President Barack Obama.

She graduated with honors from the UCLA School of Law and from Princeton University, where she earned an engineering degree.