Eileen Hershenov

Background

About Eileen Hershenov

Accomplished senior executive with extensive experience as Senior VP Policy and Senior VP, Democracy Initiatives at anti-hate/civil rights org (ADL); former general counsel and head of public policy at organization operating fifth most visited website in world (Wikipedia); vice president and general counsel for a global foundation network (Open Society Foundations/Soros Foundations), and for the country's largest consumer protection organization (Consumer Reports), and for a New York State-chartered university with a foreign principal campus (Central European University). Deep background in advocacy (lobbying, organizing campaigns, communications) and civil rights, domestic extremism, and tech policy, as well as in the provision of legal services and oversight of risk management. Publications on fighting identity-based hate and extremism and how it threatens US democracy; experience testifying before Congress and state legislatures, Strong expertise in board governance; not-for-profit law and management; litigation and commercial transactions; media and employment law; digital transformation; intellectual property; and privacy and technology. Strategic leader with success in mentoring staff and developing diverse and inclusive teams while partnering with senior management and boards to achieve transformational change.