Eric Dale, Nielsen
In 2015, Eric Dale went in-house at Nielsen after spending more than 13 years in private practice. But it wasn’t his first stint in-house, having served as a CLO during the dotcom boom. He shares his insights on how the role has changed and what the future may hold.
Working at a dotcom was the first time I really got inside a business and became part of the leadership team – and obviously the dotcom era was a moment in time that was incredibly instructive for people to understand what a bubble looks like.
Some things were very different to my role now at Nielsen, and some things were very similar. It was more of a start-up environment, the legal department was much smaller, and it was largely a US-driven company. Nielsen is a much larger department, and it’s a much larger, global company. That said, the fundamentals are pretty consistent across the board. You’re trying to help grow the company, do so in an ethical, compliant way, and you’re continuing to try and be creative as you address issues.
