Megan Cristina
InvestorFormer Chief Privacy Officer & Data Protection Officer, Slack at Ex/Ante
San Francisco Bay Area
About
Megan Cristina served as Chief Privacy Officer at Slack, where she established and managed privacy, data governance, and trust programs while leading the company's compliance with global privacy regulations including GDPR and CCPA. Throughout her career, she has developed and implemented global policies at both high-growth startups and established companies. She currently serves as an advisor at ex/ante.
Experience
- ex/anteAdvisorcurrent2024 β present
- Glynn 100Member and Partnercurrent2022 β present
- LinktreePrivacy and Trust & Safetycurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HoundDog.aiAdvisor2024 β 2025
- PiianoBoard Advisor2022 β 2025Tel Aviv, Israel
- Self-EmployedPrivacy & Trust Consultant2022 β 2024
- Spectrum LabsAdvisory Board Member2021 β 2024
- OptimEyes AIAdvisory Board Member2020 β 2022
- SlackVice President, Chief Privacy Officer & Data Protection Officer2019 β 2022
- SlackSenior Director, Privacy & Policy2018 β 2019
- SlackDirector, Privacy & Policy2016 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterDirector, Trust & Safety2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Yahoo!Senior Director: Head of Global Advertising Policy, Trust and Safety2012 β 2015Sunnyvale, CA
- Yahoo!Director, Trust & Safety2011 β 2012Sunnyvale, CA
- Yahoo!Senior Policy Manager, Child Safety, Product Policy, Trust & Safety2009 β 2011Sunnyvale, CA
- Yahoo!Senior Policy Manager, Privacy2008 β 2009Sunnyvale, CA
- Yahoo!Senior Customer Advocacy Manager2007 β 2008Hillsboro, OR
- Yahoo!Senior Policy Manager, Advertising2003 β 2007
- Yahoo!Variety of roles in operations and policy1998 β 2003
- Sony Computer Entertainment AmericaLegal Dept - PlayStation1997 β 1998
Education
- Cornell Law SchoolMaster of Science in Legal Studies
- Santa Clara UniversityBachelor of Science - BS
Skills & more
Product Management25Privacy Law20Leadership19Policy18Strategic Partnerships26Online Advertising16User Experience8Safety8Social Media10Community Management5Customer Advocacy4Display Advertising4
+12 more
PrivacyAbuse PreventionUser Generated ContentAnalyticsE-commerceManagementAd ServingMobile AdvertisingTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementStrategyTraining- AI-Driven Leadership: Strategies for the Future β Stanford GSB Executive Education
- Executive Leadership Development β Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) β IAPP
- Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) β IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) β IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) β IAPP
From Megan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Cornell Law School9
Andy FeinbergCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon VenturesJason WolfeInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityMatt RitaManaging Director at Link VenturesBen BlackCo-Founder and Managing Director at Akkadian VenturesJulie KimGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Nimble PartnersRick KaplanOperating Partner at MizMaa Ventures
+ 3 more
Also attended Santa Clara University113
Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group
+ 107 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Linktree4
Also worked at Spectrum Labs2
Also worked at OptimEyes AI2
Also worked at Slack39
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Colleagues at Ex/Ante
Anastasia Uglova
Ecosystem at Ex/Ante
Farhan Abrol
Investment Team at Ex/Ante
Matthew Hawes
Associate at 645 Ventures
Michael Brennan
Senior Program Officer, Technology and Society, Ford Foundation at Ex/Ante
Michael Mosier
Investment Team at Ex/Ante
Nabiha Syed
Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation at Ex/Ante
Zoe Weinberg
Investment Team at Ex/Ante





























