Andrew Clearwater is a Partner at Dentons’ Privacy and Cybersecurity Team and a recognized authority in privacy and AI governance. Formerly a founding leader at OneTrust, he oversaw privacy and AI initiatives, contributed to key data protection standards, and holds over 20 patents. Andrew advises businesses on responsible tech implementation, helping navigate global regulations in AI, data privacy, and cybersecurity. A frequent speaker, he offers insight into emerging compliance challenges and e...
Jul 03, 2025•29 min
Merry Marwig is the VP Global Communications & Advocacy at Privacy4Cars. Merry is a pro-consumer, pro-business privacy advocate who is optimistic about what data privacy rights mean for everyday people — and for the companies they do business with. At Privacy4Cars, she helps protect drivers’ and passengers’ personal data while creating business opportunities for automotive companies. In this episode… Modern cars are like computers on wheels, collecting and storing data just like smartphones ...
Jun 26, 2025•39 min
Ian Riopel is the CEO and Co-founder of Root, applying agentic AI to fix vulnerabilities instantly. A US Army veteran and former Counterintelligence Agent, he’s held roles at Cisco, CloudLock, and Rapid7. Ian brings military-grade security expertise to software supply chains. John Amaral is the CTO and Co-founder of Root. Previously, he scaled Cisco Cloud Security to $500M in revenue and led CloudLock to a $300M acquisition. With five exits behind him, John specializes in building cybersecurity ...
Jun 18, 2025•29 min
Sarah Stalnecker is the Global Privacy Director at New Balance Athletics, Inc., where she leads the integration of privacy principles across the organization, driving awareness and compliance through education, streamlined processes, and technology solutions. In this episode… Operationalizing privacy programs starts with translating legal requirements into actions that work across teams. This means aligning privacy with existing tools and workflows while meeting evolving privacy regulations and ...
Jun 12, 2025•28 min
Brett Ewing is the Founder and CEO of AXE.AI, a cutting-edge cybersecurity SaaS start-up, and the Chief Information Security Officer at 3DCloud. He has built a career in offensive cybersecurity, focusing on driving exponential improvement. Brett progressed from a Junior Penetration Tester to Chief Operating Officer at Strong Crypto, a provider of cybersecurity solutions. He brings over 15 years of experience in information technology, with the past six years focused on penetration testing, incid...
Jun 05, 2025•22 min
James Patto is the Partner of Helios Salinger. He is a leading voice in Australia’s tech law landscape, trusted by business and government on privacy, cybersecurity, and AI issues. With over a decade of experience as a digital lawyer, he helps organizations turn regulation into opportunity — bridging law, innovation, and strategy to build trust and thrive in a digital world. In this episode… Australian privacy law stands at a critical juncture as organizations potentially face the country's most...
May 29, 2025•32 min
Anita Gorney is the Head of Privacy and AI Legal at Harvey. Harvey is an AI tool for legal professionals and professional service providers. Before Harvey, she was Privacy Counsel at Stripe. Anita studied law in Sydney and began her career there before moving to London and then New York. In this episode… Legal professionals often spend time on manual tasks that are repetitive and difficult to scale. Emerging AI platforms, like Harvey AI, are addressing this challenge by offering tools that help ...
May 22, 2025•30 min
Ben Halpert is a cybersecurity leader, educator, and advocate dedicated to empowering digital citizens. As a Fractional CISO, author, and the founder of Savvy Cyber Kids, he advances cyber safety and ethics. A sought-after speaker, Ben shares insights globally, shaping secure digital futures at work, school, and home. In this episode… Many parents mistakenly believe that technology companies have built-in safety controls that keep children safe online. In reality, these protections are often ina...
May 15, 2025•31 min
Todd Renner is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 25 years of experience leading global cyber investigations, incident response efforts, and digital asset recovery operations. He advises clients on a wide range of cybersecurity and data privacy matters, combining deep technical knowledge with a strategic understanding of risk, compliance, and regulatory frameworks. With a distinguished background at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and National Security Agency (NSA), Mr. Re...
May 08, 2025•22 min
Jodi Daniels is the Founder and CEO of Red Clover Advisors, a privacy consultancy, that integrates data privacy strategy and compliance into a flexible, scalable approach that simplifies complex privacy challenges. A Certified Information Privacy Professional, Jodi brings over 27 years of experience in privacy, marketing, strategy, and finance across diverse sectors, working and supporting startups to Fortune 500 companies. Jodi Daniels is a national keynote speaker, and she has also been featur...
May 01, 2025•19 min
Peter Kosmala is a course developer and instructor at York University in Canada and leads its Information Privacy Program. Peter is a former marketer, technologist, lobbyist, and association leader and a current consultant, educator, and international speaker. He served the IAPP as Vice President and led the launch of the CIPP certification in the early 2000s. In this episode… As data privacy continues to evolve, privacy professionals need to stay sharp by reinforcing their foundational knowledg...
Apr 17, 2025•34 min
Amanda Moore is a seasoned leader with extensive experience in privacy strategy, technology, and operations. She currently serves as the Senior Director of Privacy at DIRECTV, where she oversees the company’s privacy program with respect to technology and operations. Prior to her role at DIRECTV, she held pivotal positions at CVS Health and AT&T leading technical and business teams. Her career started in information technology but shifted to privacy before the onset of CCPA. Amanda holds the...
Apr 10, 2025•23 min
Brian Mullin is the CEO and Co-founder of Karlsgate. He is also a creator of Karlsgate Identity Exchange, a groundbreaking solution for zero-trust remote data matching and integration. Brian has over 30 years of experience in data privacy and security with leadership roles at companies across the data-driven marketing ecosystem. In this episode… Data is often viewed as binary and categorized as either public or private with the assumption that private data is secure and tightly protected. Compan...
Apr 03, 2025•28 min
Farah Gasmi is the Co-founder and CPO of Dioptra, the accurate and customizable AI agent that drafts playbooks and consistently redlines contracts in Microsoft Word. Dioptra is trusted by some of the most innovative teams, like Y Combinator and Wilson Sonsini. She has over 10 years of experience building AI products in healthcare, insurance, and tech for companies like Spotify. Farah is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School in NYC. She teaches a Product Management course with a f...
Mar 27, 2025•33 min
David Kennedy is the Founder and CEO of TrustedSec and Co-founder at Binary Defense. He is considered an industry leader in cybersecurity. As the former Chief Security Officer of Diebold, David has led global cybersecurity teams, testified before Congress, and continues to shape cybersecurity policy. He co-authored the Penetration Testing Execution Standard and is renowned in offensive security. A Marine with intelligence experience, he prioritizes family, fitness, and co-hosts the Hacking Your ...
Mar 20, 2025•35 min
Jason Brenner is the RVP of Healthcare & Lifesciences at LiveRamp and has been working in the advertising and ad tech industries for over 20 years. He is leading efforts on building data connectivity solutions for the healthcare and life sciences industries. Prior to LiveRamp, Jason has held leadership positions at Placed, Verve, PayPal, Time Inc., The New York Times , and Condé Nast. In this episode… Companies in industries like healthcare and life sciences are leveraging data collaboration...
Mar 13, 2025•32 min
Niel Harper is a Certified Director and ISACA Board Vice Chair. He is also the Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer at Doodle. Niel is based in Germany. He has more than 20 years of experience in IT risk management, cybersecurity, privacy, Internet governance and policy, and digital transformation. Safia Kazi is the Privacy Professional Practices Principal at ISACA. She has worked at ISACA for just over a decade, initially working on ISACA’s periodicals and now serving ...
Mar 06, 2025•35 min
Stephen Bolinger, Chief Privacy Officer at Informa, has a career that spans three continents and more than two decades, with the last seventeen years devoted to privacy and data protection matters across a range of industries, including tech, medical devices, and financial services. Stephen produced a fascinating film called Privacy People. In this episode… As technology evolves and cultural perspectives shift, so does the debate over privacy. With each new tech innovation, from smartphones to A...
Feb 27, 2025•31 min
Dave Sampson is the Vice President of Cyber Risk & Strategy at Thrive. In his role, he heads Thrive’s Consulting Practice, where he and his team of experts join forces with clients to deliver strategic guidance on a range of topics, including cybersecurity, IT operations, Cloud, Microsoft 365, compliance, disaster recovery planning, and more. Over the course of his extensive career, Dave has taken up various influential positions in the industry. He served as a Senior Consulting Technical So...
Feb 20, 2025•33 min
Doug Miller is an Executive Coach at Doug Miller Strategies, a consultancy for privacy and compliance executives, professionals, and teams. Having been a Global Privacy Leader at AOL and Yahoo, he's faced the challenges of overburdened privacy teams firsthand. In this episode… Privacy professionals face unique challenges in their roles, often working across teams to implement privacy initiatives that might not always be a top priority for the broader organization. Many privacy professionals stru...
Feb 13, 2025•32 min
Jessica Lee chairs Loeb & Loeb's Privacy, Security & Data Innovations practice and serves as Chief Privacy & Security Partner. She provides strategic legal counsel to companies navigating complex data governance issues, helping them turn compliance into a competitive advantage. Jessica advises on the full spectrum of privacy, security, and AI-related regulations, focusing on companies navigating the issues that arise from AdTech, the use of health data and other sensitive information...
Feb 06, 2025•29 min
Timothy Nobles, Chief Commercial Officer at Integral, is passionate about empowering organizations to explore the full potential of their data while maintaining the highest standards of privacy and compliance. With over 20 years of experience in data and analytics, he has held leadership roles at innovative companies across multiple industries. In this episode… Balancing data enablement with privacy compliance is vital for organizations aiming to use data effectively while maintaining trust and ...
Jan 30, 2025•28 min
Aaron Painter is a deepfake expert and the CEO of Nametag, an identity verification company at the forefront of stopping social engineering attacks at the employee IT helpdesk. In this episode… New cybersecurity threats, like deepfakes and social engineering attacks, are forcing companies to rethink their security measures and fraud prevention processes. Companies face mounting risks as threat actors leverage advanced AI tools and other techniques to bypass traditional verification methods, such...
Jan 23, 2025•32 min
Ben Chapman is the General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Swoop. Prior to Swoop, Ben was the Deputy General Counsel for Real Chemistry. He has nearly 10 years of experience in ad tech, data, and privacy matters. In this episode… Companies that operate in the healthcare marketing space, like Swoop, approach privacy by emphasizing transparency, ethical practices, and building trusted partnerships. To remain compliant, businesses need to thoroughly understand their data handling processes and...
Jan 16, 2025•22 min
Natalie LaPorta is the Chief US Privacy Officer for Walgreens, where she focuses on various privacy matters that impact US patient and consumer data privacy, including state and federal data privacy compliance, complex contract negotiations, digital privacy, de-identification, AI, analytics, and marketing. Prior to her most recent role at Walgreens, Natalie was an Associate Attorney at Dentons US LLP, where she handled healthcare regulatory, tax-exempt bond finance, and M&A matters. She hold...
Jan 09, 2025•29 min
Shay Colson is a Co-founder and Managing Partner at Intentional Cybersecurity, a risk assessment and strategic advisory firm. After spending his early career as a security engineer for the US Government, he worked for a global consulting firm. In this episode… The evolving cyber landscape constantly presents new challenges that require businesses to elevate their cybersecurity posture. With the release of NIST CSF 2.0, organizations now have a stronger framework to guide their approach, focusing...
Jan 02, 2025•37 min
Julia Shullman is the General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Telly, the world's first dual-screen smart TV fully paid for by advertising. Prior to Telly, Julia was General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at TripleLift, through its $1.4B acquisition by Vista Equity Partners. She also held various leadership positions, including Chief Privacy Counsel and Lead Attorney, Publisher Technology Group at AppNexus, through its $1.6B sale to AT&T. Before advertising, Julia spent a decade in me...
Dec 19, 2024•32 min
Arjun and Abhijay Bhatnagar are Co-founders of Cloaked, a consumer privacy company. As developers and privacy advocates, they have created a secure, all-in-one privacy platform that gives consumers control over their personal information while helping reshape how industries access, use, and think about data. In this episode… The digital world often exposes individuals to risks through seemingly simple data points like phone numbers and emails. These identifiers can reveal a lot of personal infor...
Dec 12, 2024•27 min
Alan Chapell is the President of Chapell & Associates, a law firm serving the interactive technology, media, and advertising industries. He has served for 20 years as an outside counsel and privacy advisor to VC-funded AdTech and MarTech companies. Alan is also the Principal Analyst for The Chapell Report, a monthly continuous information research tool that helps investors and compliance teams understand the key privacy, competition, and regulatory trends driving the advertising and media ma...
Dec 05, 2024•26 min
Allie Hunter, author of Mothers Against Cyber Crime , is a cybersecurity awareness advocate, advisory board member at Savvy Cyber Kids, and mother. With a background in psychology, marketing, and behavioral science, she empowers parents to protect their families online. Her work blends storytelling with practical insights, making cyber safety accessible to everyone. In this episode… Cybersecurity awareness is not just for businesses — it’s also essential for families navigating today’s complex d...
Nov 21, 2024•26 min
