Kathryn Farrara

Kathryn L. Farrara is the Vice President and General Counsel for Unilever North America, as well as the General Counsel for Unilever’s Beauty & Wellbeing Business Unit.

Kathryn joined Unilever in 2012 as a Senior Marketing Counsel, where she quickly earned a reputation for her collaborative spirit and consumer-centric approach. Over the past twelve years, and through various roles, she has been the trusted advisor to iconic brands like Ben & Jerry’s, Dove, Hellmann’s and Vaseline.

Today, as General Counsel for North America, Kathryn is responsible for driving the legal transformation of Unilever’s largest market. Kathryn is also co-chair of the Personal Care Product Association (PCPC) Legal Exchange Committee, and an active member of the ANA, DAA, IAB.

Prior to her tenure at Unilever, she was a Senior Attorney at the National Advertising Division of the BBB National Partners Program and an Adjunct Professor at New York Law School, where she taught Advertising Law.