Keith Enright is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Palo Alto office and serves as Co-Chair of both the firm’s Tech and Innovation Industry Group and the Artificial Intelligence Practice Group.* With over two decades of senior executive experience in privacy and law, including as Google’s Chief Privacy Officer, Keith provides clients with unparalleled in-house counsel and regulatory experience in creating and implementing programs for privacy, data protection, compliance, and information risk management.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Keith served as Google’s Chief Privacy Officer and Vice President for over 13 years where he led the company’s worldwide privacy and consumer protection legal functions, with teams across the United States, Europe and Asia. In his role, Keith focused on legal leadership, international strategy, AI governance, data privacy/protection, information management, compliance, and risk management. He represented Google globally, engaging with policymakers on privacy and data protection issues. These engagements included members of the U.S. Congress and staff, the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. State Attorneys General, and data protection authorities in Canada, Central America, Europe, and Asia.
Before joining Google, Keith served as the senior-most privacy executive at two Fortune 500 companies, as senior consultant for a global consulting practice, and as general counsel for a privately held advertising technology company.
Keith serves on the board of directors of Zoom Information, Inc. He also serves on the board of directors of DECODE, a nonprofit technology, innovation and entrepreneurship community jointly hosted with U.C. Berkeley and Stanford student organizations, alumni networks and entrepreneurship centers. He previously served on the board of directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and is a member of the Future of Privacy Forum Advisory Board and the Center for Information Policy Leadership’s Advisory Council.
Keith received his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and received his J.D. from the George Washington University School of Law, where he was a member of both the Trial Court and Alternative Dispute Resolution boards.
Keith has been a featured speaker discussing online privacy and related subjects on NBC Nightly News, CNN, NPR Talk of the Nation, and other major media outlets. He has been a guest speaker at Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, the U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is frequently featured at industry events focusing on technology, privacy and data protection.
Keith received the NACD Directorship Certification by the National Association of Corporate Directors, is a member of the Maryland Bar, and holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional and AI Governance Professional certifications from the IAPP.
* Not licensed to practice law in California; only licensed in Maryland.
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Credentials
Education:
- George Washington University - 2000 Juris Doctor
- University of Massachusetts - 1997 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Maryland Bar