In her mother’s own words, Ruby Zefo can’t go through a day without accomplishing something. With degrees from Berkeley and Stanford Law School, a stellar career at Intel and her current job as Chief Privacy Officer at Uber, it’s hard to argue with that statement. But perhaps her biggest challenge thus far is turning the seemingly unglamorous field of privacy law into something exciting. In this episode, Zefo discusses the role of privacy in providing great user experiences, and what it’s been like joining one of the most prominent tech companies in the world.
Episode Notes
2:00 – “What does privacy look like for Uber?”
6:00 – Creating Uber’s “Mask Verification Program”
8:00 – “Making privacy exciting”
14:00 – From Stanford Law to Privacy Law
19:00 – More Experience=More Responsibility
23:00 – Needing to have a purpose
25:30 – Ask people who know you about what you like/don’t
28:30 – Moving from Intel to Uber
30:00 – Uber’s progressive rebuilding process
32:00 – Zefo’s seamless transition
34:00 – “Get on the bus or get out of the way”
37:30 – Joy of contributing rather than receiving
LINKS
Ruby Zefo on LinkedIn
CREDITS
Produced by Kai Hellberg
Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’