Sunday, January 01, 2006

Tatiana S. Platt
Chief Trust Officer & SVP, America Online Inc.

Tatiana S. Platt is Chief Trust Officer and Senior Vice President at America Online, Inc. providing strategic leadership for the development and execution of processes and practices that ensure the integrity of AOL Inc. businesses. She oversees the integrity of the user experience, consumer protection, privacy, online safety, accessibility, community standards and policy, as well as crisis management and coordination for all of the company's brands.

Since joining the company in 1996, Platt has spearheaded initiatives to ensure that AOL fulfills its commitment to consumers as an "Integrity Brand Leader", and that all AOL-owned Web properties include community, privacy, and safety elements. She is responsible for setting internal standards and practices for various AOL businesses in areas such as product development, online programming, e-commerce, advertising, and graphics review.

She also has become a key voice in the online industry, working to shape the interactive policy debate in the U.S. and overseas. As the Internet reshapes business and society, Platt's mission is to help craft a framework that will guide the online medium in a way that promotes the public interest.

Before joining AOL, Platt was Executive Vice President of Parvus International Inc., a business intelligence firm in Maryland where she had operational management responsibility for the company's domestic and international businesses. She also has extensive experience with the federal government and working for foreign policy agencies.

Platt is a frequent public speaker, has published articles and papers on various Internet policy areas, and is a regular commentator and guest on TV and radio programs and in print media domestically and abroad. She has testified before the U.S. Senate and the Federal Trade Commission. She regularly advises government agencies and other organizations including the White House, the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, CIAO, the National Cyber Security Alliance, and the USISPA/NSTAC on product safety, privacy, civil liberties, and consumer protection.

Platt is an active philanthropist, personally and professionally, and donates her time and efforts to several nonprofit organizations including her own foundation. She serves on the boards of TRUSTe, Best Buddies International, The Many Hats Institute, Washington Parks & People, the Georgetown University Board of Advisors, and the Georgetown Alumni Foundation. She speaks six languages.

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