Full Name
Richard Santoro
Job Title
VP Government Affairs & Social Responsibility
Company (Please input the full name of your organization)
Pinterest
Speaker Bio
Rich leads international advocacy operations, sustainability programs, and strategic alliances to
achieve Pinterest’s public policy, ESG, and social impact goals with governments, civil society
groups, and community organizations that drive transformative results.
Rich has more than 25 years of experience aligning business, legal, public policy, and
community relations objectives to advance strategic priorities for General Electric, MasterCard,
and Discover. He has also served as the President and CEO of the New Jersey Retail
Merchants Association and Executive Director of the New Jersey Council of Chain Drug Stores.
Rich is a graduate of Rutgers University and a United States Marine Corps veteran
achieve Pinterest’s public policy, ESG, and social impact goals with governments, civil society
groups, and community organizations that drive transformative results.
Rich has more than 25 years of experience aligning business, legal, public policy, and
community relations objectives to advance strategic priorities for General Electric, MasterCard,
and Discover. He has also served as the President and CEO of the New Jersey Retail
Merchants Association and Executive Director of the New Jersey Council of Chain Drug Stores.
Rich is a graduate of Rutgers University and a United States Marine Corps veteran
