Provided advice and counsel to further accountability based information governance through active consultations and research, in collaboration with governments, enforcement agencies, business and civil society. The Foundation's goal is to facilitate information innovation while protecting individuals’ rights to privacy and autonomy. Analysis of recent developments in accountability, EU legitimate interests and the White House report on Big Data.

Privacy and information governance counsel for a Financial Times Global 500 company. Responsible for developing strategic level privacy frameworks. *Developed regulator relationships in the U.S., EU and other countries where Reed Elsevier has a significant business presence. *Set a foundation for privacy, data security and information governance center of excellence. *Strengthened Reed Elsevier’s global reputation as a privacy leader through outreach with regulators in the U.S. and EU and the international privacy advocacy community. *Implemented privacy reviews to cross border data flows, mobile applications, cloud computing and social media.

Focus on privacy policy and compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, Freedom of Information Act of 1966, and the completion of Privacy Impact Assessments, as required by the E-Government Act of 2002 and Section 222 of the Homeland Security Act • Supported Department-wide program on information sharing initiatives with embedded privacy protections• Coordinated department-wide privacy policies across seven operational components and three directorates• Supported privacy initiatives in the DHS cybersecurity arena• Selected as the Department's first Deputy Chief Privacy Officer and promoted to Senior Executive Service• Extensive outreach to privacy advocates through FACA Committee, Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, frequent speaking events.• Extensive experience and outreach with privacy counterparts in European Union, Canada, and Canadian provinces to explain the U.S. privacy framework• Member of negotiation teams for the U.S. /EU Passenger Name Records Agreement, and the proposed U.S./EU Data Protection and Privacy Agreement • Chief operating officer managing day-to-day operations of an office of 45 federal employees, with an annual budget of $8 million• Provided continuity of leadership during transition of Chief Privacy Officers serving as Acting Chief Privacy Officer during transitions and extended absences of the Chief Privacy Officer• First two years served as Director of International Privacy Policy First Director of International Privacy Policy for Homeland Security.• Articulated first international privacy strategy for the Privacy Office • Built a policy team to implement and carry out international privacy policy.

Attorney Adviser for Bureau of Consular Affairs specializing in consular law and international agreements related to security, counter-terrorism and consular functions.

Country and Deputy Country Director - American Embassy, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Attorney Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes and later agency attorney for information law including Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act cases.

*Attorney Adviser for the Board of Immigration Appeals *Attorney Adviser for the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission