Marc M. Groman
Executive Director and General Counsel

Marc Groman joined the NAI in December 2011 as its Washington-based Executive Director and General Counsel. Marc brings to this position over a decade of experience with technology, marketing law, and consumer privacy issues. As Executive Director, Marc leads NAI's efforts to develop and maintain high standards for online behavioral advertising. Marc also serves on the Board of Directors of the Digital Advertising Alliance.

Prior to joining the NAI, Marc served as the Federal Trade Commission's first Chief Privacy Officer, where he built an award-winning privacy program from the ground up. In 2009 and 2010, he served as Counsel on the Energy and Commerce Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. While on the Committee, Marc drafted a significant consumer privacy bill and shepherded data security and breach notification bills through passage in the House.

Marc's decade-long FTC career also included positions as Counsel to the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection and Staff Attorney in the Division of Marketing Practices. As a Staff Attorney, Marc litigated a number of high-profile FTC enforcement actions and received multiple awards for his efforts to help develop the FTC's Internet fraud program. In the private sector, he was an associate with Peabody and Arnold LLP in Boston, Massachusetts.

Marc has a BA magna cum laude in International Relations from Tufts University and a JD cum laude from Harvard Law School. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

James Campbell, CIPP
Assistant Director

Jim serves as the assistant director of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI). His work focuses on sales, marketing and member services. Jim received his B.A. in English from The College of the Holy Cross and M.A. in Advertising from the University of Illinois.

He is a veteran marketing professional with unique depth of experience in email and online marketing. Jim joined the NAI after serving as vice president of marketing for email service provider TargitInteractive and later serving as the email marketing manager for Expedia's TripAdvisor.com travel search site.

He began his career buying and managing media sponsorships for Anhueser-Busch and Busch Media Group. He later entered the emerging online marketing field with then Monster.com parent TMP Worldwide.

Meredith Halama
Assistant General Counsel, Policy & Compliance

Meredith joined the NAI as assistant general counsel in 2009. Meredith heads the NAI's compliance program, which seeks to assure NAI member companies' compliance with the NAI Code of Conduct. Meredith leads NAI enforcement actions and investigations, conducts and coordinates annual compliance reviews, and assists in pre-certification reviews of member companies. Meredith also advises member companies on policy issues and helps to formulate NAI policies and best practices recommendations.

Prior to joining the NAI, Meredith was Counsel in the Communications, Privacy, and Internet law group of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, where she counseled a wide range of clients on issues relating to privacy, technology, and information security law and represented clients in rulemaking and enforcement proceedings before the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission, and other agencies. Prior to joining WilmerHale, Meredith clerked for the Honorable James F. Holderman, Chief Judge of the Northern District of Illinois.

Meredith graduated Order of the Coif and magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1999, where she served as Articles Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. Meredith received her B.A. in History from Northwestern University in 1995. Meredith is a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

Anthony Matyjaszewski
Associate Counsel Compliance & Technology

Anthony serves as Associate Counsel for Compliance and Technology at the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI). Anthony leverages his prior Internet business experience and legal training to focus on e-commerce, privacy, and technology law. He advises member companies on opt out best practices and compliance with the NAI Code of Conduct. Anthony also assists in conducting the NAI's annual compliance reviews of member companies, pre-certification and onboarding of new members, as well as general policy and best practice development at the NAI. In addition, he monitors developments in state, federal, and foreign legislation that may impact the global online advertising ecosystem.

Prior to joining the NAI, Anthony worked researching and writing on issues at the intersection of law and technology. He has clerked at both the NAI and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) where he co-wrote an article on the changing meaning of personal data. Before pursuing his legal career, Anthony managed customer relations at an international travel company, where he played a key role in the transition from an offline to an online business model, focusing on data protection, web and email integration, and the implementation of an intuitive and customer friendly user interface.

Anthony is fluent in French and Polish, in addition to English. He received his B.A. cum laude in Psychology from the University of Maine at Farmington, where he was a member of the Psi Chi Honor Society, and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Maine School of Law. Anthony is a Certified Information Privacy Professional, and is also a Red Cross certified Wilderness Emergency Responder.

Charles Simon, CIPP
Policy & Compliance Analyst, Technology Lead

Charles serves as policy and compliance analyst and technology lead for the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI). He monitors members' compliance with the NAI Code of Conduct, and assists in developing and implementing technologies that enhance consumer choice. Charles also works closely with the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) on core technology matters.

Prior to joining the NAI, Charles worked on two national political campaigns and interned for U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. In these roles he gained expertise in predictive statistics. He also created appropriations and amendment tracking technology. Privately, he has advised investors on demographic outreach strategies for online startups and studied the technology and policy issues surrounding electronic governance, international E-commerce, and domain allocation, as well as the everyday use of cryptography and steganography, which he studied in college.

Charles is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), native Washingtonian, and proud graduate of Oberlin College where he earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy.