Erin Egan

Erin Egan is the Chief Privacy Officer and Vice President at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. In her role, she oversees global privacy policy and compliance, advocating for data protection reforms that align with the company's interests. Recently, she was in the news for her correspondence with the Irish Minister for Justice, where she expressed Meta's concerns about the European Union's data protection regulations, specifically the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), arguing that they are overly restrictive and hinder innovation.