Tara Hopkins

Global Director, Instagram Public Policy Meta

Tara is Global Director Policy at Instagram, leading on youth wellbeing, the creator economy and broader regulatory issues. Tara joined Instagram in 2019 as Head of Policy for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and moved to a global role in September 2022. Before joining Meta, Tara was Vice President External Affairs EMEA at Rio Tinto plc. Tara has a background in child protection and business and human rights, working at the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention to Children) and before that she spent four years in Brussels at the European Parliament and European Commission in various roles. Tara has a M.A in European Integration, and a B.A in History and Politics from University College Dublin. Tara is married and has two teenage children. She loves to spend as much time in her native Co. Wicklow.