Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields

American Businesswomen, Vice President and Managing director of Facebook EMEA

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1962

Place of Birth: St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: life peer

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields, OBE (born 12 July 1962) is a British-American technology industry veteran who currently serves as Group CEO for BenevolentAI.
Shields previously served as UK Minister for Internet Safety and Security, Under-Secretary of State, and Advisor on the Digital Economy to David Cameron.
She was made a Life Peer in the House of Lords in 2014.
In 2016, Baroness Shields was appointed the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Internet Safety.Before joining the government, Shields spent over 25 years building some of the world's best-known technology companies, including Electronics for Imaging, RealNetworks, Google, Aol and Facebook, as well as leading several start-ups to successful acquisitions, including Bebo, Decru and Veon.