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
- UNDP🇺🇳 Global Data & AI Governance and Data Protection Leadcurrent2025 — present
- Rethinking Tech🎙️Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentWorldwide
- UNICEF🇺🇳 Data Privacy & Security - Office of Innovationcurrent2023 — presentCanada
- UNICEF🇺🇳 Data Governance - Policy2024 — 2025
- Wayfair🔒 Head of Privacy2023 — 2024
- Meta Facebook🔒 Privacy + Data Policy Manager, Ads & Monetization2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Adobe👩🏽💼 Senior Privacy Counsel2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Adobe🔒 Privacy Counsel2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- XP Fantasy🎮Legal & Strategy2020 — 2022
- Ford Motor Company🚗 Business Counsel2017 — 2021Palo Alto, California
- Save the Children International👩🏽⚖️ Legal & Policy Advisor2016 — 2017Kathmandu, Nepal
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 · Hindi · Spanish
- Registered Yoga Teacher — YTT
- The Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US) — IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) — IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/ Europe (CIPP/E) — IAPP
- Attorney - California Bar Association — State Bar of California
- Lawyer — Law Society of Ontario
From Aparna's professional profile.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aparna Bhushan?
- 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.
- Where does Aparna Bhushan work?
- Aparna Bhushan is Data Security & Privacy Mentor at UNICEF Innovation Fund.
- Where did Aparna Bhushan go to school?
- Aparna Bhushan studied at Western University (Doctor of Law (J.D.), Faculty of Law); Ivey Business School at Western University (Honors Business Administration, Business Administration and Management).
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Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University336
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Adobe143
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