Nell McCarthy is Meta’s Vice President, Trust & Safety, where she leads a team of experts that guide the company’s strategy on issues related to Safety, Security, Dangerous Organizations, and Human Rights. She previously led the teams responsible for the development and implementation of the policies governing what content is prohibited on Meta platforms. She has worked in policy and law for over 20 years and served in multiple policy and legal roles in President Obama’s White House and at the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to joining the federal government, Nell worked at the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.

Nell is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and earned her B.A. from Northwestern University. She lives in San Francisco, California.