About
Aparna Bhushan works with the UNICEF Innovation Fund, focusing on data privacy and mentoring. She currently serves as Head of Privacy at Wayfair and previously worked on the privacy policy team at Meta. Born in India and raised in Canada, she is now based in the United States.
Experience
- UNDP๐บ๐ณ Global Data & AI Governance and Data Protection Leadcurrent2025 โ present
- Rethinking Tech๐๏ธCo-Foundercurrent2025 โ presentWorldwide
- UNICEF๐บ๐ณ Data Privacy & Security - Office of Innovationcurrent2023 โ presentCanada
- UNICEF๐บ๐ณ Data Governance - Policy2024 โ 2025
- Wayfair๐ Head of Privacy2023 โ 2024
- Meta Facebook๐ Privacy + Data Policy Manager, Ads & Monetization2022 โ 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Adobe๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ผ Senior Privacy Counsel2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Adobe๐ Privacy Counsel2021 โ 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- XP Fantasy๐ฎLegal & Strategy2020 โ 2022
- Ford Motor Company๐ Business Counsel2017 โ 2021Palo Alto, California
- Save the Children International๐ฉ๐ฝโโ๏ธ Legal & Policy Advisor2016 โ 2017Kathmandu, Nepal
Education
- Western UniversityDoctor of Law (J.D.), Faculty of Law
- Ivey Business School at Western UniversityHonors Business Administration, Business Administration and Management
Skills & more
GeopoliticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data GovernanceEarly-Stage StartupsCybersecurityLegal ConsultingPolitical ConsultingBusiness StrategyPrivacy Law2Legal Compliance1Competitive Analysis8Legal Research6
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Legal WritingMarketing StrategyInternational DevelopmentPolicyLegal AdviceTime ManagementPersonnel ManagementNetworkingTech policyStrategyDPOPolicy ConsultingLanguages English ยท Hindi ยท Spanish
- Registered Yoga Teacher โ YTT
- The Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US) โ IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) โ IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/ Europe (CIPP/E) โ IAPP
- Attorney - California Bar Association โ State Bar of California
- Lawyer โ Law Society of Ontario
From Aparna's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Western University156
Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures
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Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University192
รysteinInvestor at InvestinorVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupRay SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture PartnersHa DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesJaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs
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Shared employers
Also worked at UNDP35
Ska Sijia DuPrincipal at Karma VenturesKarissa AdelaidePrincipal, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesAviral GoenkaSenior Associate, India at Jungle VenturesWhitney Haring-SmithManaging Partner at Anzu PartnersDavid KleinInvestor at MatterScale VenturesDaniel MuletPartner at Radical Ventures
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Also worked at Wayfair36
Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesAaron AthanasPeople Operations Associate at GreycroftKate GulliverCFO/CAO at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMargaret LawrenceInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersTimothy ChangManaging Director at Goodwater CapitalBen GormanPrincipal at F-Prime Capital Partners
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Also worked at Adobe85
Louise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalDavid MackayD9Y at Mucker Capital
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Also worked at Ford Motor Company54
Brock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture PartnersEdward KimInvestor at Side Door VenturesMusa TariqInvestor at FELIX CAPITALJosh HarmsenManaging Director at Ankona CapitalPaul YehCo-Founder & General Partner at Conductive VenturesEric HorvitzInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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Colleagues at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Amogh Banta
Blockchain Specialist at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Arun Maharajan
Blockchain Lead at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Candela Gonzalez
Programme Associate at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Cheryl Ng
Startup Ecosystem Consultant at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Daniel Alvarez
Data Science Lead at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Desiree Lim Sim Yee
Portfolio Strategist at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Halim Jun
DS/ML Advisor at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Hanna Burkhardt
Venture Fund Manager at UNICEF Innovation Fund










































