Biography
Stephen C. King is Director, Security Investigations & Assessments at Google. In that capacity, he oversees three teams within GSRS: Global investigations, Campus Assessment, Response and Education team (C.A.R.E.) and Strategic Risk. Global Investigations’ primary mission is to protect Google by securing Google’s people, information, and assets through fair and objective fact-finding and expert advisory services. The team consists of investigators and analysts who conduct information security and physical security investigations. The C.A.R.E. team focuses on identifying individuals who might be at risk of harming themselves or others and preventing/mitigating such risks. The Strategic Risk team provides strategic coordination to evaluate and manage emerging and high-complexity risk scenarios with the potential to compromise Google’s ability to thrive.
Prior to joining Google, he was Senior Vice-President, Counsel, Investigations, within Mastercard’s Global Compliance & Ethics Team. In that role, he managed the overall Business Conduct Office and the Global Compliance Investigations team. In 2019, Mr. King was named one of ComplianceWeek’s Top Minds of 2019, citing his work in investigations.
Before MasterCard, Mr. King was Chief Compliance Investigator and Legal Senior Director for Critical Risk Areas for PepsiCo. Previously, Mr. King was senior counsel for Raytheon Company. Mr. King served as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York and the Director of Investigations & Law Enforcement in the White House Homeland Security Council. In 2006, Mr. King was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve a three-year term as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, a quasi-judicial, independent agency within the Department of Justice, which adjudicates claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments.
Mr. King graduated with a JD from Columbia University School of Law and earned his BA from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. He is a member of the Bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Claims and the State of New York.