Janet Dhillon
Janet Dhillon | |
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| Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| Assumed office May 15, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet Wilcox New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Uttam Dhillon |
| Alma mater | Occidental College (BA) UCLA School of Law (JD) |
Janet Dhillon (née Wilcox) is an American lawyer. She is a Commissioner with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She previously served as the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from May 15, 2019 to January 20, 2021. Prior to that, Dhillon was the executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Burlington Stores.[1][2]
Early life and education
Dhillon was born in New York and raised in California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Occidental College. Dhillon attended Occidental College at the same time that future President Barack Obama was on campus, before he would transfer to Columbia University.[3] She then earned a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law.[4][5][6]
Career
Dhillon began her legal career at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she was employed from 1991 to 2004. From 2004 to 2009, she held a variety of roles at US Airways. In 2009, Dhillon became executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of J. C. Penney. She joined Burlington Stores in 2015.[7]
She is married to Uttam Dhillon, former Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.[8]
References
- ^ Wylie, Melissa (July 3, 2017). "Law: Trump nominates Janet Dhillon to lead EEOC". The Business Journals. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Gurrieri, Vin (June 28, 2017). "Trump Picks Burlington Stores GC To Lead EEOC". Law360. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Barack Obama: the college years". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ "Janet Dhillon, Chair". www.eeoc.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "Janet L. Dhillon". DirectWomen. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Dhillon.pdf
- ^ Mulvaney, Erin; Scarcella, Mike (June 29, 2017). "Janet Dhillon, Ex-Big Law Turned Longtime GC, Lands Trump Nod for EEOC". The National Law Journal. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Hayes, Charlotte (September 11, 2019). "Janet Dhillon". The Independent Women's Forum.