Janet Baker
Seconded Counsel @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
About
With extensive experience in legal and compliance roles across global organizations, I currently serve as Seconded Counsel at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where I lead high-stakes transactions and in 2025 my deal value exceeded $1 billion. My role focuses on providing strategic counsel in privacy, data governance, and AI while driving cloud-based solutions and data center deals exceeding $100 million in collaboration with commercial teams. As a Certified Fellow of Information Privacy (CIPP/E, CIPP/US, and CIPM) trained in AI Governance. I contribute deeply to the intersection of legal and technological innovation. My work emphasizes fostering customer trust, enabling strategic alignment, and collaborating with GenAI agents to deliver transformative solutions. I am committed to advancing data-driven strategies that align with organizational goals and compliance frameworks.
United States
Washington
Financial Services
Project Management, Forestry, Energy Regulatory, Cyber-security, Staff Training, Request for Proposal (RFP), Legal Solutions, Legal Affairs, Government Contracts, Digital Media, Generative AI, Divestitures, Distribution Agreements, Development Agreements, Cross-border Transactions, Program Management, Public Speaking, Transactional Law, Subject Matter Experts, Risk Tolerance
Experience

Seconded Counsel
• Lead high-stakes deals, exceeding $1.0 billion in 2025, showcasing expertise in complex negotiations. • Advise on critical areas such as privacy, data governance, and AI, enhancing customer trust and strategic alignment. • Drive over $100 million in cloud-based solutions and data center deals, collaborating effectively with commercial teams. • Collaborate with GenAI agents and partners to drive strategic solutions, efficiency, and deal velocity.

Assistant General Counsel
Lead advisor to senior executives, compliance on audits, risk management, intellectual property, licensing, data governance, application of AI to data, incident response, automation driving growth with practical solutions. • Risk assessment and reviews, mitigation of AI, GenAI, ML, privacy, cybersecurity risks in 300+ products. • Led transactions, contracts, and privacy in $4B Market Intelligence Division, named Best Artificial Intelligence Technology Provider, contributed to 15% increase in revenue growth, exceeding business expectations. • Built led Privacy Ambassador Program, inspiring, mentoring, and training 10 lawyers and professionals in USA, Europe, and Asia to drive a culture of compliance, company mission, client trust. • People leader developing and mentoring talent who achieved promotions and top-level performance. • Achieved time efficiency in spiff-off of Leveraged Commentary and Data to Morningstar, Inc. due to expert pre-deal completion of Records of Processing Audit saving ~100 hours in acquisition due diligence. • Achieved goal to harmonize privacy post $2 billion merger by creating global hybrid data protection appendix for 30,000+ clients, ~300 products driving time contracting efficiencies for 400+ base agreements. • Developed playbooks and training on best practices, driving time efficiencies in contract negotiations.

Compliance Officer, Global Data Privacy & Transactions Counsel
Provided strategic counsel to Chubb Corporation, EXL Service, Credit Suisse, and Incyte Corporation. • Managed India team, outside counsel, and litigation, saving a client ~ $80,000 in outside counsel fees in 1 month. • Strategic advisor on risk assessment and mitigation, corporate expansion, mergers, post-merger integration. • Led global corporate, commercial transactions, drafted playbooks, templates, including data, analytics, business process outsourcing, automation, robotics, and AI exceeding expectations. • Timely supervised company expense discipline and advised on layoffs and employment matters. • Led privacy, anti-corruption compliance, training, projects; avoided potential GDPR fine of €189mm.

Principal
Walker Oliver Law & Affiliates
Consulted on corporate and government investigations, involving data breach of more than $41 million customer accounts involving Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and M&A. • Negotiated corporate, commercial transactions, M&A, driving growth and exceeding business expectations. • Consulted on expansion of global data center network for Fortune 10 Technology Company, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, and regulatory matters completing all matters on time and within budget.
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