Julia A. Simon served as Mary Kay’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary overseeing the company’s Legal, Risk Management, Governance, Compliance, Government Relations, Corporate Communications, Sustainability, and Corporate Social Responsibility functions. She also served as both the Senior Privacy Officer and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the company. Her team protected and advanced the company’s reputation and operations in over thirty-five markets around the globe.

Julia has more than 30 years of legal experience starting her career in private law practice at McGlinchey, Stafford & Lang in New Orleans, and then at Locke Purnell Rain Harrell in Dallas. She was elected as a shareholder at Locke Liddell and Sapp. She joined the Mary Kay legal department in 2000 and served in many positions during her 23-year tenure.

Julia earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from The University of Texas School of Law.

In 2022, Julia received the 20th annual Robert H. Dedman Award for Ethics & Law by the Texas General Counsel Forum and was recognized as one of the Top 500 Business Leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth by D CEO magazine. Julia was spotlighted by Business Insider as one of the most influential Black businesswomen in the United States and listed as one of the most powerful executives in corporate America by Black Enterprise. Julia was also honored by D CEO Magazine and the Association of Corporate Counsel as the Best Deputy General Counsel.