About the IAPP

Ariel Fox Johnson is a senior privacy attorney at Zoom, advising on global privacy rules and policy best practices. She is an expert in educational and children’s privacy and emerging consumer laws. Ariel was previously with Common Sense Media, where she briefed international policymakers, industry, and community leaders on privacy and platform issues and helped develop privacy and technology laws. She has testified before Congress on how technology can be designed to better protect individuals' privacy, safety, and wellbeing. Ariel is a graduate of Harvard College and Law School. She was a law clerk for the Hon. Peter J. Messitte (D. Md.), and has also worked on privacy, media, intellectual property, and technology matters at corporate law firms and provided pro bono assistance to nonprofits and asylum seekers.