About Chris Kendrick

Privacy and AI governance, grounded in practice.

I'm an AI governance and privacy leader based in Greater Seattle. I bring legal judgment, product experience, and more than six years building global privacy and risk review organizations at Meta.

A perspective shaped by different kinds of responsibility.

I began in the courtroom, where preparation, judgment, and clear communication have immediate consequences. I later moved into product management and global privacy operations, working across legal, technical, and organizational boundaries.

At Meta, I supported 100+ full time employees within my organization through direct support of senior staff and leadership through managers. I built teams, established governance, and helped research and product partners work through difficult privacy and risk decisions.

Today, I also build software and connected systems with the help of AI, staying close to architecture, implementation, release decisions, and iteration.

Across those settings, I care about the same things: making good decisions, giving people a workable path forward, and understanding whether the result holds up in practice.

Career

Director of Strategic Risk Programs

Meta · January 2020–July 2026

Built and transformed global privacy and risk review organizations. Led regulatory compliance and breach response work, established governance and decision systems, and guided distributed teams through growth, audit, and changes to how teams used AI.

Final role at Meta. Joined as a Senior Manager and was promoted to Director within the first year, with responsibilities spanning privacy programs and strategic risk initiatives.

Selected leadership stories

Product Manager

Spectrum (Charter Communications) · November 2018–January 2020

Implemented a CCPA compliance roadmap and educated leadership on privacy and data practices. Defined connected home strategy with senior leadership and negotiated ecosystem agreements including Apple HomeKit.

Managing Partner + Privacy Consulting

Kendrick & Madrid LLP · September 2012–May 2017

Advised businesses on data privacy regulation, policies, and establishing privacy programs. Maintained a criminal and appellate practice, including a published Colorado Court of Appeals opinion.

Deputy State Public Defender and prior law school internship

Colorado State Public Defender · May 2009–August 2012

Interned through law school before working as a trial attorney in the Denver Trial Office. Admitted to the Colorado bar in 2011. This work developed the judgment, preparation, and communication foundation that continues to shape my work.

Education and practice

JD, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.
MBA, University of Colorado Denver.
Colorado bar admission, 2011.

What I bring

Privacy and governance: regulatory compliance, privacy by design, review systems, audit readiness, and human oversight of AI.

Organizational leadership: distributed teams, hiring and coaching, partnerships across functions, executive communication, and operating model change.

Product development: user journeys, roadmaps, architecture, software and hardware integration, and coordinated delivery with AI.

See these capabilities in the work

Let's talk.

I'm interested in leading AI governance and privacy teams.

If you're building the organization, review process, or decision framework your products need, I'd welcome a conversation.