Biography
J. Andrew Heaton serves as overall global privacy lead for the Danaher organization, working with the privacy leads for Danaher's four business segments and the "pivots" at Danaher's operating companies. He also advises on legal matters pertaining to information security.
Before joining Danahar, Mr. Heaton was a principal in Ernst & Young LLP and served as Global Lead Counsel – Data Privacy and Security for the global EY organization. In this role, he led EY’s global data protection team, served as global privacy officer for the organization, and advised EY on legal aspects of data protection and information technology worldwide.
Prior to assuming his global responsibilities in 2014, he served in a similar capacity with EY’s practice in the United States and was also lead counsel for EY’s financial services practice.
Mr. Heaton graduated summa cum laude from Bradley University in Illinois. He received his law degree with honors from the University of Chicago Law School. He joined EY in 1994 and was named a principal in 2000.
Mr. Heaton is a Certified Information Privacy Manager, a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US, and a member of the bars of New York, the District of Columbia and Maryland.