Jessica Retka

About Jessica Retka

My objective is to work on national and international cybersecurity and privacy issues and policies, increasing user safety and privacy awareness, and enhancing privacy best practices and standards.

Experience

1. Associate General Counsel - Legal Privacy Compliance

   Meta

   Sep 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Serving as the primary legal advisor for enterprise-wide initiatives- maturation of monitoring and alert management programs for program controls and Safeguards- compliance for data flow restrictions on sensitive identifiers- centralized security baselines to scan, identify, and govern internal and external data access- comprehensive risk register to identify and mitigate material risks- centralized deletion, retention, and infrastructure procedures pertaining to user data; and - strategic expansion of cloud security and privacy Safeguards to support scalable business growth while maintaining rigorous compliance standards.Legal advising for a centralized compliance program, ensuring enterprise-wide adherence to Executive Order mandates and high-priority regulatory requirements.Spearheading programmatic enhancements to strengthen operational discipline and governance across the organization, addressing critical compliance themes.Establishing formal legal and policy positions on emerging data processing activities, including dogfooding and the compliant use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Education

• The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

  Doctor of Law (JD), Law

  2011 — 2014

• The George Washington University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Political Science
• International Law
• Comparative Law
• International Development
• Islamic Studies
• Legal Assistance
• Orchestral Music
• Cyberspace Law
• International Relations
• Russian History
• Cyber-Security
• Consulting
• Due Diligence
• Music
• Prezi
• Privacy Issues
• Policy Analysis
• Comparative Analysis
• Writing
• Foreign Policy
• Constitutional Rights
• Comparative Politics
• Legal Research
• Microsoft Word
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Advocacy
• Policy
• Russian Politics
• Islamic Law
• Research
• Politics
• Legal Issues
• Public Policy
• Privacy Law
• International
• Tactical Planning
• National Security
• Microsoft Office
• Government