DEF CON 17 - Douglas C Merrill - Is that you Baby or Just a Bridge in the Sky
Channel: DEFCONConference
Date: 2013-11-20

Is That You, Baby, or Just a Bridge in the Sky?
Douglas C. Merrill


Douglas C. Merrill was Chief Operating Officer of New Music for EMI Records and President of EMI's Digital Business from 2008 to 2009. In those roles, he was responsible for the operation of the new music creation business, and led all of EMI's digital strategy, innovation, business development, supply chain and global technology activities.

Dr. Merrill served as Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Engineering of Google Inc. from 2004 to 2008 and was responsible for all billing and revenue technology and processes for Google worldwide, together with internal engineering and support worldwide. During his tenure at Google, he was involved in its groundbreaking IPO in 2004, the creation of Google Checkout, now a multi-billion dollar business, and Google's compliance efforts. He also helped develop and implement Google's strategy and business development activity in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, the two fastest growing broadband populations in the world.

Before joining Google, Merrill served as Senior Vice President of Charles Schwab and Co., Inc. At Schwab, Mr. Merrill was responsible for such functions as information security, common infrastructure, and human resources strategy and operations. He served at Price Waterhouse as a Senior Manager in the information security practice. Mr. Merrill was an Information Scientist at the RAND Corporation, where he studied information security, and technology policy topics for several US government and military clients. He has been a Director of several private companies worldwide.

Dr. Merrill holds a BA from the University of Tulsa in Social and Political Organization and both an MA and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Princeton University.

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