Allison Gay Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, US

• I am a Privacy and AI Governance Leader at RSM US LLP, which is an audit, tax, and consulting firm with more than 15,000 employees in 91 cities.
• Member of the AI Cohort and AI governance leader
• Member of the Establish Tactful Innovation group
• Provide guidance and strategic direction, assisting clients, in various industries, in achieving compliance with global privacy laws and industry-specific regulations and leading practices.
• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders, including legal, IT, compliance, and executive teams, to align privacy initiatives with business objectives, ensure practical, fit-for-purpose implementation, and foster a.
• Provide guidance on cross-border data transfers, data localization requirements, and vendor management to ensure adherence to applicable regulations and contractual obligations.

• MySafeBase is a technology startup founded in 2020 around the premise that risk management and global security operations can be done effectively and efficiently through remote management.
• Advise on matters of Privacy, Security, Information Technology and Software Development
• Advise on general business practices
• Advise on international client relations
• Advise on website design

Seattle, Washington, US

• Nordstrom is a luxury department store chain founded in 1901. With the pandemic forever increasing and changing Nordstrom’s digital presence and the influx of security breaches and new state privacy rights laws.
• Align risk management to the NIST Privacy Framework
• Mature the privacy program to align more closely with the Nymity Framework
• Overhaul privacy assessment process
• Member of the Data Architecture Governance committee responsible for advising Engineering and data science teams for new and changing systems
• Develop and implement data governance for Nordstrom analytical platform

• Allison Gay Consulting is a data privacy and data protection consultancy assisting organizations in building trust through comprehensive privacy programs implementing Privacy by Design, Security by Default, and Data.
• Regulatory requirement review
• Privacy and security assessments
• Privacy program design and implementation
• Cross-functional collaboration for solution development and implementation
• Project management

Bethesda, MD, US

• Total Wine & More (TWM) is America’s largest independent retailer of fine wine and beverages. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was on schedule to go into effect on January 1, 2020 and TWM realized after.
• Led multiple cross-functional teams partnering with business and information technology and successfully achieved the goal of compliance by the start of the year.
• Strategized to support responsible and compliant uses of data and to support an effective privacy program that safeguards personal information to protect and maintain the trust of customers, employees, and stakeholders.
• Developed and deployed privacy awareness training focusing on the CCPA across the organization.
• Established a mechanism for consumers to exercise their privacy rights and ensure they are informed of actions taken related to their request, using OneTrust as the privacy software. Worked with multiple system teams.
• Coordinated with in-house counsel to ensure contracts with service providers included clear instructions, requirements, and restrictions to process personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and.

Chevy Chase, MD, US

• Creative Associates International, Inc., Friendship Heights, Washington, D.C.Data Protection Officer; Cybersecurity Manager, 2017 – 2019Creative Associates International, Inc. (Creative) is an international developer.
• Designed and executed a global cybersecurity and privacy program including global compliance and risk management in support of data protection and privacy initiatives with a focus on NIST 800-53, GDPR and other.
• Led organizational change management to incorporate a continuous security and privacy mindset into all aspects of international business functions.
• Collaborated with other business units worldwide to create new security- and privacy-related policies and controls and supporting procedures.
• Designed and executed a global security awareness training program.
• Created a regulatory inventory of requirements directed to a data storage, retention and disposal schedule which was incorporated into our new data inventory and mapping document.

• Williams & Connolly LLP (WC) is a prominent law firm recognized as one of the nation’s premier litigation firms. In 2010, law firms were being specifically targeted by international bad actors attempting to gain.
• Increased WC’s security posture and elevated its security awareness training.
• Led cross-functional teams partnering with business, information technology, and vendors to design and execute state-of-the-art technology, solutions and innovative security management techniques under a multi-million.
• Provided functional management of the implemented security program upon completion of the project.

Fairfax, VA, US

• TAC Investigations and Security Consulting, a subsidiary of Technical Analysis Center, Inc., was contracted to assist the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of RESPA in conducting fraud.
• Managed a team of investigators providing professional services to the United States Government clients and working in cooperation with AUSA Offices, FBI, and Department of Justice.
• Managed the organization’s Governance, Regulation and Compliance (GRC) efforts.
• Controlled program budget, scope, and schedule in close collaboration and communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Bachelor, Business Administration

Aa, Business Administration