Deirdre Stanley is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
In this role, Stanley is responsible for The Estée Lauder’s Legal organization globally. She acts as a strategic advisor to the organization and to Estée Lauder’s Board of Directors on complex global legal issues and the company’s business interests going forward. In this critical role, she leads the company’s legal strategy, practices, and policies globally.
Stanley acts as a key partner to Estée Lauder’s executive leaders and business units across the organization on a wide range of legal matters including corporate strategies, reporting, compliance, risk mitigation, governance and complex business transactions.
Stanley is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hospital for Special Surgery and The Dalton School.
Stanley holds an A.B. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University, and a J.D. from Harvard University, where she served as a member of the prestigious Harvard Law Review.