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Jules serves as Vice President, Integrity Assurance, at America Online Inc. He is responsible for a wide range of consumer protection issues for AOL's brands (America Online, AIM, Netscape, Mapquest, MoviePhone, Spinner, WinAmp, ICQ) including advertising policy, content and community standards, product standards, parental controls, children's privacy and safety and accessibility for users with disabilities.
From March 2000 through April 2002, Jules was Chief Privacy Officer and Special Counsel at DoubleClick, advertising and marketing technology company that is the largest internet company in New York City. In that role, he worked with DoubleClick clients to institute and police their privacy policies and managed compliance with data protection requirements for DoubleClick subsidiaries world-wide. In his Special Counsel role, Jules oversaw DoubleClick's government affairs activities and consumer related advertising practices.
From January 1, 1998 until he joined DoubleClick in March 2000, Jules served as the NYC Consumer Affairs Commissioner for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. As New York City's chief consumer law enforcement official, Jules was responsible for ensuring that all consumer advertising and sales complied with City, State and Federal consumer protection laws.
Jules served as a Democrat in the New York State Assembly from 1994 to 1997. From November 1992 through 1993, Jules was a legislative aide to Congressman Charles Schumer and was a District Representative for Congressman Steve Solarz from 1990 to 1992.
Jules practiced law in the New York office of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan from 1989 to 1990. He is a graduate of New York University School of Law and Yeshiva University, and is admitted to the Bar in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.
Jules has also served on the boards of a number of privacy and consumer protection organizations including the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Council of BBB's, the Better Business Bureau (NY Region), the Network Advertising Initiative, the International Association of Privacy Professional's, and the Privacy Committee of the Direct Marketing Association. In 2001, Crain's NY Business named Jules one of the top technology leaders in New York City.