Jo Ann Lengua Davaris serves as the Global Chief Privacy Officer at Booking Holdings, a role she has held since 2019, where she has pioneered a unified privacy framework across the company’s iconic brands, including Booking.com, Priceline, Kayak, OpenTable, and Agoda. Her leadership ensures that privacy and data protection are seamlessly woven into global operations while driving innovation, maintaining consumer trust, and enabling the safe expansion of business opportunities. Jo is deeply passionate about shaping policies at the intersection of privacy and AI governance, ensuring that ethical frameworks guide emerging technologies and align with organizational goals.

Prior to joining Booking Holdings, Jo was the inaugural Global Chief Privacy Officer at Mercer, where she developed a robust privacy program designed to protect data, fuel innovation, and unlock new business opportunities. She also led global privacy policy and program development for the Institutional & Network businesses at American Express, strengthening privacy governance across complex ecosystems. Earlier in her career, as an attorney with the Administration for Children’s Services in New York City, Jo’s advocacy work focused on protecting vulnerable populations. Jo is a sought-after speaker on privacy, AI governance, regulatory change management, and women’s leadership development. She actively contributes to shaping the future of data protection and technology ethics through her roles on advisory boards, including the Corporate Counsel Women, Influence and Power in Law ALM Event and Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Sciences.

She received both her JD and her BA from Fordham University.