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Growing up in Philadelphia, Christine R. Hardy ’99 persevered through teenage motherhood. She cared for a young family while juggling the demands of law school. As a trial attorney, she litigated transportation cases nationwide. In 2014, she joined Norfolk Southern Corporation and, in 2020, was named deputy general counsel and chief data privacy officer. She advises on complex corporate, regulatory, and commercial matters; has excelled in integrating legal strategy with enterprise goals; and led the development and implementation of the company’s first data governance and artificial-intelligence governance frameworks. Based in Atlanta, she serves on the board of Cool Girls, Inc.
Growing up in Philadelphia, Christine R. Hardy ’99 persevered through teenage motherhood. She cared for a young family while juggling the demands of law school. As a trial attorney, she litigated transportation cases nationwide. In 2014, she joined Norfolk Southern Corporation and, in 2020, was named deputy general counsel and chief data privacy officer. She advises on complex corporate, regulatory, and commercial matters; has excelled in integrating legal strategy with enterprise goals; and led the development and implementation of the company’s first data governance and artificial-intelligence governance frameworks. Based in Atlanta, she serves on the board of Cool Girls, Inc.
