Kirsten Daru
General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer
Kirsten Daru serves as our General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, joining NETGEAR in May 2024. She began her career as a class action defense litigator at a major international law firm before spending over 11 years at Electronic Arts (EA) where she was appointed its first Chief Privacy Officer. After EA, Kirsten served as the General Counsel of Tile and when Tile and Life360 merged she was appointed General Counsel of Life360. Throughout her career, she has earned a reputation as a strategic leader, focused on fostering a competitive marketplace where innovation can thrive. Kirsten has been nationally recognized as both a top attorney and business strategist. In 2022 she was included in the California Power 50 by the California Women’s Conference and in 2024 she was named an OnCon Icon Top100 Counsel. She earned a degree in Latin from the University of California at Davis before receiving her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
