Meet Nick Oldham
Global Chief Risk, Privacy and Compliance Officer and Chief Operations Officer of U.S. Information Solutions, Equifax Inc.
College of Arts and Sciences
Class of ‘99
Nick Oldham has built a trailblazing career at the intersection of law, technology and operations. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History at Boise State University before graduating from Harvard Law School in 2002.
He began his career clerking for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, then joined the U.S. Department of Justice. There, he managed the first habeas corpus proceedings for Guantanamo detainees, served as a federal prosecutor and became the National Security Division’s first counsel for cyber investigations. In that role, he helped shape the nation’s early response to cyber-espionage and nation-state hacking. His service earned him both the FBI Director’s Award for Outstanding Cyber Investigation and the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award.
Oldham later moved into private practice, advising Fortune 500 companies on cybersecurity and privacy. As outside counsel, he guided Equifax through its historic 2017 data breach. He went on to join the company, where he played a leading role in transforming its security, privacy and compliance programs. He also helped develop the Equifax open-sourced security and privacy framework, now adopted by thousands of organizations worldwide.
Today, Oldham serves as the global chief risk, privacy and compliance officer and chief operations officer of the Equifax U.S. Information Solutions business unit. He leads risk, compliance, AI governance and large-scale operational transformation.
Throughout his career, Oldham has challenged the status quo, driving innovation and change across law, technology and operations. He credits his scrappy, can-do experience at Boise State with instilling the resilience and boldness that continue to define his career.
Oldham and his wife, Amy, live in Atlanta with their four children.