McKesson’s New Head of Litigation Saw A Data Breach Up Close

The newest member of McKesson Corp.’s legal department, Robin Jacobsohn, has seen what the aftermath of a cyber attack looks and feels like from the inside.

In June 2015, Jacobsohn joined the U.S. Office of Personnel Management -- months after it discovered a massive breach of its internal system had compromised the personal data of an estimated 21.5 million individuals, including federal employees and others. Much of her time there was spent dealing with the aftermath.

“We were very much in the middle of a lot of people’s focus,” she said. “There was obviously a lot of time and energy ...