Over 50% of Privacy Pros are women, and the women in this article are crushing it despite the the following hurdles:
80% of Privacy Pros have been tasked with additional responsibility along with privacy
15 new privacy regulations will have gone into effect since the beginning of 2024
1 in 5 report Privacy Pros report difficulty in keeping up with the changing laws
On average, organizations are processing nearly 5,000 privacy requests a year.
*Source IAPP Governance Report 2024
So who are these leaders, and how are they shaping the future of privacy?
At Wednesday Women, we partnered with Osano to highlight Executive Women in Privacy in a series of features on our LinkedIn page. Through this, we connected with and learned from some incredible executive women you should follow, learn from and be inspired by.
The following is a list of 73 trailblazing women shaping the present and future of privacy.
Tash Whittaker | Director, Whittaker Solutions
Sara Matajisic | Senior Data Protection Manager, SurveyMonkey
K Royal | Global Chief Privacy Officer & Deputy General Counsel, Crawford & Company
Rukiye Smith | Privacy & Cybersecurity Counsel, ex-WeWork, Meta
Deborah Nitka | Privacy Services Lead, Cybersecurity & Privacy Advisory, CohnReznik LLP
Lori-Anne Walters | Privacy Contracting, Third-Party Risk Management & Due Diligence at Merck
Shannon Yavorsky | Global Chair, Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation Practice Group, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Shannon Ralich | Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Privacy & AI, JFrog
Rachael Ormiston | Chief Privacy Officer at Osano
Victoria Akosile | Deputy Director, Privacy Operations, BBB National Programs
Amy Worley | Managing Director, AGC, Head Privacy Compliance Advisory Practice, Berkeley Research Group LLC
Caitlin Fennessy | VP & Chief Knowledge Officer, IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals
Luana Nogueira | Legal Counsel (EMEA & LATAM), LinkedIn
Ashley Wyand | Global Head, Director of Security Governance, Risk, Compliance, & Customer Trust at Ciena
Shelby Dolen | Data Privacy Attorney, Husch Blackwell
Caro Robson | Non-Executive Director & Senior Advisor, Spectrum Intelligence
Colleen M. Yushchak | Senior Managing Director, Cybersecurity & Privacy, Ankura
Brooklyn Jones | Privacy & Data Program Manager, Nutanix
Lisa Gavin | Founder, Data Steward PLLC
Elena Ames | Chief Privacy Officer, Inmar Intelligence
Eva Novick | Special Counsel, Miller Nash LLP
Jennifer Couture | Owner & Lead Counsel, JC LEGAL SERVICES LLC
Ashley Fowler | Senior Privacy Program Manager, Osano
Wednesday Women features extraordinary leaders with our special weekly features and we did so for a few standouts in Privacy as well:
Michelle Finneran Dennady | Chief Data Strategy Officer
See Post Featuring Michelle Finneran Dennady and read Michelle’s advice for people early in their career:
“I tell my daughters and mentees that feeding interests in many diverse topics widens your funnel of opportunity, gets you unstuck when one path seems murky and keeps life exciting. Welcome the unexpected!”
Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna | VP for Global Privacy
See Post Featuring Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna and read her advice to up-and-coming professionals:
“You can only truly succeed in your career if you are passionate about what you do. If you are not passionate, pivot. If you are passionate, embrace your passion and run with it without doubting yourself.”
Shoshana Rosenberg | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
See Post Featuring Shoshana Rosenburg and read why she would want to present a TedTalk on the topic of:
“Explainability by design and the need to enshrine a human right of digital agency and understanding.”
Ashley Slavik | Chief Privacy & Information GRC Officer
See Post Featuring Ashley Slavik and read her advice to up-and-coming professionals:
“Learning by doing is the best experience. And building something from scratch allows you the ability to create your own path.”
But wait! There are even more women leaders in Privacy who are absolute rock stars. Be sure to follow and connect with them on LinkedIn!
Beatrice Botti | VP, Chief Privacy Officer
Emerald De Leeuw-Goggin | Global Head of AI Governance & Strategy
ShanShan P | VP, AI Governance
Maggie Gloeckle | Chief Privacy Officer, VP Privacy & Information Governance
Bianca Lins | ITSO Regional Vice Chair Region B (Europe)
Violet Sullivan | AVP, Cyber Solutions Team Leader
Jennifer Mailander | VP & Deputy General Counsel
Eleanor Treharne-Jones | Chief Executive Officer
Ludmila Morozovz-Buss | Founder, Editor-In-Chief
Scout Moran | Senior Product & Privacy Counsel
Jessica B. Lee | Partner, Chair, Privacy, Security & Data Innovations
Odia Kagan | Partner, Chair of Data Privacy Compliance & International Privacy
Ann Cavoukian | Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Katharine T. | Partner
Jennifer Howes | Privacy & Cyber Associate
Sophia Muller | Privacy, Data Ethics & Data Protection Consultant
Stevie Case | Chief Revenue Officer
Dona J. Fraser | Senior VP, Privacy Initiatives
Lalla Morris | Privacy & Cyber Counsel & Manager, Data Privacy & Records Mgmt Programs
Joanna Mull | Senior Counsel
Stephanie Giometti | Senior Counsel, Privacy
Cameron Stoll | Chief Privacy Officer
Nichole Sterling | Partner, Digital Assets & Data Management
Kayla Watson | Associate Counsel, Privacy
Rian Kinney | Corporate Counsel, Privacy & Data Protection
Kelli Clancy | Senior Corporate Counsel, Information Security & Privacy
Rebecca Hanovice | Senior Director, Global Privacy
Luiza Jarovsky | Co-Founder
Hannah Tucker | Director, IT Compliance
Frances Phillips Taft | Lead Counsel, Global Data Privacy & AI
TK Lively | Attorney
Anokhy Desai | Attorney + ILPF Fellow
Emily Jones | Head of US Office, Partner, Data Privacy, Cyber Security, AI & Technology Law Specialist
Olivia Ward | Supervising Associate
Katherine Britton | Law Office of Katherine E. Britton
Amy De La Lama | Partner
Cinthia Cruz | Global Privacy Specialist
Niamh Johnston | Paralegal
Luisa Gonzalez | Data Privacy Analyst
Mary Thurlkill | Director of Privacy
Virginia Bartlett | Privacy/Data Governance Operations Consultant
Ivy Orecchio | Senior Manager, Privacy by Design
Chris Dates | Director, Information Governance & Privacy Official
Joni Brennan | Advisory Board Member
How You Can Support Women In Privacy
One of the best ways to support executive women in privacy is by amplifying their voices. Some ways you can do this include:
Following these women on social platforms and engaging with their content
Reading their insights and interviews, and inviting them to speak on panels
Advocating for increased diversity in hiring within privacy companies
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