Tomás Rivera, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Employment, Labor and Benefits, at Discover Financial Services, in Deerfield, Illinois. Tomás manages the EL&B team, which advises stakeholders regarding global laws and regulations pertinent to the company’s employment lifecycle – from compensation and recruitment to separation. His primary stakeholder partners include the Executive and Management teams, Chief Human Resources Management, Procurement, Finance and Business Technology. Primary areas of coverage include executive talent acquisition and retention agreements, organizational and talent accountability, immigration and global mobility, benefits and compensation, leave administration, contractor staff augmentation, succession plans, and whistle-blower investigations. He also oversees Discover’s employment-related litigation related to traditional employment and labor, including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, EPA, DOL audits, and Affirmative Action. Other geographical coverage areas include EMEA, APAC, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Prior to joining Discover, Tomás served in similar roles at Walgreen Company and the U.S. Postal Service.