Douglas K. Chia is Assistant General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Johnson & Johnson, the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based manufacturer of health care products, headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His responsibilities include providing legal counsel to the corporation on matters of corporate governance, securities regulation, public company disclosure, and Dodd-Frank Act and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance.
Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Chia was Assistant General Counsel, Corporate at Tyco International. In private practice, Mr. Chia was an associate at the law firms of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Clifford Chance, practicing in the New York and Hong Kong offices of each firm. While in private practice, Mr. Chia provided legal counsel to issuers and underwriters on securities offerings and cross-border transactions.
Mr. Chia is a member of the Corporate Practices, Membership and Policy Advisory Committees of the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals. Mr. Chia is a former member of the Society's Board of Directors and Executive Steering Committee and previously served as Chairman of the Society's Membership Committee and Chairman for the Society's 2012 National Conference. Mr. Chia is currently President of the Stockholder Relations Society of New York. Mr. Chia is also a member of the Committee on Corporate Laws of the American Bar Association, the Corporate & Securities Law Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel, as well as a member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA).
In 2008, Mr. Chia was the recipient of Corporate Secretary magazine's "Rising Star" award and named by NAPABA as one of the "Best Lawyers Under 40." In 2010, Mr. Chia was named a "Rising Star of Corporate Governance" by the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance. Mr. Chia was recognized by NACD/Directorship as one of the 100 "most influential people in corporate governance and the boardroom" in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Mr. Chia was named as one of the "100 Most Influential People in Finance" for 2012 by Treasury & Risk. Mr. Chia was recognized as "Distinguished Corporate Secretary" in 2013 by Corporate Board Member.
Mr. Chia received his AB from Dartmouth College and his JD from the Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Chia currently lives in Princeton, New Jersey with his wife and their four children.