Eric Halverson Email & Phone Number

Summary: Eric is a senior partner at our firm, a title earned through over 25 years of delivering the highest standards of client satisfaction and professionalism. He is a seasoned data privacy and protection expert with extensive hands-on experience in driving organizational development, enabling data privacy initiatives, and continuously enhancing data protection program frameworks and capabilities.Experience: Throughout his career, Eric has demonstrated a strong track record across private, state, and federal government sectors. A quarter of his career has been dedicated to managing large-scale programs for Global 2000 companies, another quarter to overseeing information security programs and building related organizational capabilities. The remaining half of his career has been focused on ensuring compliance with territorial data privacy/protection regulations, financial sector regulations, and healthcare industry regulations.• Fleming Corporation (1998-1999) – Employee then PCG Consultant• Wells Fargo (2000 - 2001) – PCG Consultant • Best Buy (2001 - 2002) - PCG Consultant• Blue Cross Blue Shield (2002-2003) – PCG Consultant• American Express (2002 - 2005) – PCG Consultant• Ameriprise Financial (2002 - 2005) – PCG Consultant• Sony Corporation (2005) – PCG Consultant• Dain Rauscher Financial/Royal Bank of Canada (2006-2007) – PCG Consultant• Sprint (2008) – PCG Consultant • Office of the Comptroller of Currency (2007-2008) – PCG Consultant• Winnipeg Regional Authority (2008-2009) – PCG Consultant• Land o’ Lakes (2008-2009) – PCG Consultant• State of Maryland (2009-2010) - PCG Consultant• Fairview Health (2010-2011) - PCG Consultant• United Health Group (2012-2014) – PCG Consultant• Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield (2014-2016) - PCG Consultant• State of Minnesota (2015-2016) – PCG Consultant• Deluxe Corporation (2017) – PCG Consultant• Other PCG Clients (2017-2022) – PCG Consultant/Data Protection Officer (timeframes above are approximate)Education and Training (Current and Previous):• Information Privacy Manager (IAPP-CIPM) Certification• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification• Worldwide territorial data privacy and protection regulations• Sector-related regulations (HIPAA, FTC, FDA, SEC/FINRA, OCC)• Information Security Frameworks/Controls including NIST CSF, NIST 800 Series, CIS 18/20, and ISO (27000 Series)• Approximately 250 hours of formal and self-directed training per year (career cumulative of 6,000+ hours)

Listed skills include Project Portfolio Management, Program Management, Portfolio Management, Project Management, and 14 others.

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  Senior Partner

  Project Consulting Group

  Feb 1999 - Present - Minneapolis