Janet Dhillon

Janet Dhillon
Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In office
May 15, 2019 – November 18, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJenny R. Yang
Succeeded byKalpana Kotagal
Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In office
May 15, 2019 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byVictoria Lipnic (acting)
Succeeded byCharlotte Burrows
Personal details
Born
Janet Wilcox

New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseUttam Dhillon
Alma materOccidental College (BA)
UCLA School of Law (JD)

Janet Dhillon (née Wilcox) is an American lawyer. She is a former chair and commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, serving as chair from May 2019 to January 2021, and as commissioner from May 2019 to November 2022. Prior to that, Dhillon was the executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Burlington Stores.[1][2]

  1. ^ Wylie, Melissa (July 3, 2017). "Law: Trump nominates Janet Dhillon to lead EEOC". The Business Journals. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ^ Gurrieri, Vin (June 28, 2017). "Trump Picks Burlington Stores GC To Lead EEOC". Law360. Retrieved 14 August 2017.