Ray Everett

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General Counsel for Healthcare and Chief Data Protection Officer @ Topcon Healthcare
California, United States
Ray Everett's Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
About Ray Everett

For more information, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Everett Summary: Called the “dean of corporate privacy officers” by Interactive Week Magazine for his appointment as the first Internet-era Chief Privacy Officer in 1999, Ray is a recognized industry leader with deep operational experience in building and maturing global data governance and compliance programs. A founding board member of the industry's leading professional organization (IAPP), mentor to many of the industry's first privacy and data governance leaders, and advocate for elevating data risk management within corporate processes for more than 20 years, his insights and leadership have been sought by the world’s most trusted brands.Ray brings:• Proven abilities to build consensus and inspire transformation in complex compliance environments• Led the team that was awarded the world's first ISO 27701 (Privacy Information Management System) certification only months after the standard was published• Innovative uses of technology and targeted process enhancements as “force multipliers” for under-resourced teams• Hands-on experience leading (and personally delivering) hundreds of GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA and GLBA risk assessment and remediation projects• Experienced product management leadership with robust technical knowledge, enabling highly effective counseling of product and engineering teams• Strong communicator; a published author, public speaker, media commentator, and expert witness (including testimony before US Congress)

Ray Everett's Current Company Details
Topcon Healthcare

Topcon Healthcare

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General Counsel for Healthcare and Chief Data Protection Officer
California, United States
Website:
topconhealthcare.com
Employees:
600
Ray Everett Work Experience Details
  • Topcon Healthcare
    General Counsel For Healthcare And Chief Data Protection Officer
    Topcon Healthcare
    California, United States
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  • Topcon Healthcare
    Chief Compliance & Data Privacy Officer
    Topcon Healthcare Feb 2024 - Present
    Oakland, New Jersey, Us
    Topcon Corporation is a global technology leader in technologies designed to address essential challenges society faces in healthcare, agriculture, and infrastructure. At Topcon Healthcare Inc., we empower healthcare providers with advanced technologies for enhanced diagnostics and care, offering cutting-edge integrated solutions including multimodal imaging, vendor-neutral data management, and groundbreaking remote diagnostic technologies. In addition to leading data protection matters, I'm part of the team at Topcon Healthcare Innovation Center (THINC), making investments and building partnerships with innovators in the healthcare data and research landscape. I also lead the development of our Institute for Digital Health (IDHea), a pioneering effort to make multimodal patient data more readily available in a privacy-centric manner to academic and private researchers to advance cutting-edge healthcare innovation for delivering better "Healthcare from the Eye."
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  • Skyflow
    Member, Privacy & Security Advisory Board
    Skyflow Aug 2023 - Present
    Palo Alto, California, Us
    Skyflow transforms how businesses handle their users' financial, healthcare, and other sensitive personal data, by delivering Data Privacy Vaults accessible via simple and elegant APIs, so that every app, system, and workflow can provide best-of-breed data privacy. This lets companies protect sensitive data without sacrificing data usability, letting them focus on faster innovation.
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  • Iapp - International Association Of Privacy Professionals
    Member, Education Advisory Board
    Iapp - International Association Of Privacy Professionals Jan 2023 - Present
    Portsmouth, Nh, Us
    I have been appointed to be a member of the IAPP's Education Advisory Board for the 2023-2024 term. The IAPP Education Advisory Board supports the creation of compelling and timely programming for IAPP conferences and virtual programs.
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  • University Of Montpellier
    Lecturer On Privacy And Data Governance
    University Of Montpellier Jan 2021 - Present
    Montpellier, Fr
    Lecturing on Privacy and Data Governance for the Legal Tech special certificate program in conjunction with Université de Montpellier and the Global Institute for Law & Innovation. This program is in the process of being co-certified by the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics (CodeX) and will be expanded in 2022 to incorporate more regarding data governance issues involving entrepreneurial and start-up related issues. https://www.globalinstitute.legal/en/legaltech-law-innovations-certificate/
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  • Privacyclue
    Privacy Consulting And Data Protection Advisory Services
    Privacyclue Aug 2004 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
    PrivacyClue, the services brand of Privacy Partners Inc., is my consulting shingle, under which I provide advisory services for startups and established enterprises on privacy and data protection issues. Current and recent clients for privacy-related advisory services include: Achievers Solutions Inc., Circle Systems Inc., Blackhawk Network Inc., and various stealth startups.In 2004 I acquired the ePrivacy Group consulting practice and expanded services to include start-up advisory services. Counseled product and engineering teams, advised and supported development of the first privacy programs at numerous Fortune 500/Global 2000 companies. Conducted Privacy Impact Assessments, developed risk analysis frameworks, built Data Inventories and Data Flow Maps, created Risk Categorization frameworks, defined Privacy by Design processes and trained Product and Engineering teams. Past clients have included: Adobe Systems Inc., Assurant Inc., Cabela’s Inc., Coremetrics Inc., Hertz Corp., Intuit Inc., Napster Inc., Pfizer Inc.
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  • Avellino
    General Counsel & Corporate Secretary; Chief Privacy Officer
    Avellino Jun 2023 - Feb 2024
    Menlo Park, Ca, Us
    Chief legal officer and head of privacy and data protection (EVP) for AI-powered genomics and precision medicine venture with offices and lab facilities in the US, Korea, and Japan. CLIA certified lab performing high complexity testing and analytics. Subsidiaries building AI-based software and hardware for predictive diagnostics in oncology, and cutting edge pathogenomic analysis for disease surveillance. Negotiated complex financing agreements, multi-stakeholder data sharing relationships, and managed litigation/dispute resolution processes with payors and HCP/facilities.
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  • Avellino
    Global Head Of Privacy & Data Protection; Agc
    Avellino Feb 2022 - Jun 2023
    Menlo Park, Ca, Us
    Evolving the company’s global privacy, security, and data governance program, functioning as global Privacy Officer. Counseling subsidiaries building AI models and hardware for oncology diagnostics and pathogenomics. Appointed in May 2023 as acting General Counsel & Corporate Secretary directly supporting the CEO and Board of Directors on risk and governance issues.
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  • The Hive, Llc
    Expert In Residence
    The Hive, Llc 2021 - 2022
    Palo Alto, Ca, Us
    Expert-in-Residence at The Hive venture co-creation studio to advise a portfolio venture, primarily advising an AI-driven SaaS privacy compliance company called Data Secrets Inc. I functioned as General Counsel, primary SME, and "Customer Zero," guiding the product and engineering teams in defining and building the features for the MVP. I also led the successful search for a CEO and delivered dozens of partner and investor pitches supporting the raising of seed and bridge funding and identification of pilot customers.
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  • Blackhawk Network
    Chief Privacy Officer
    Blackhawk Network 2019 - 2021
    Pleasanton, California, Us
    At Blackhawk Network (a Silver Lake portfolio company), I was responsible for the company's global privacy program spanning more than two dozen affiliates and subsidiaries with operations across 28 countries. While there, I led Blackhawk Network in becoming among the first 10 companies in the world to be certified under the ISO 27701 privacy extension to ISO 27001 by the British Standards Institution (BSI). During my tenure, I managed privacy-related due diligence and post-purchase integration for numerous major acquisitions (including global operations of SVM and NGC), and served as Blackhawk's representative to several industry coalitions and trade groups.
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  • Network Time Foundation, Inc.
    Board Member, Secretary And General Counsel
    Network Time Foundation, Inc. 2011 - 2020
    Talent, Oregon, Us
    Network Time Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is the independent entity that maintains critical standards (e.g., Network Time Protocol (NTP)) and canonical software implementations (e.g., NTPD) for network timekeeping. Accurate computer network timekeeping is essential for the function of critical infrastructure, such as cellular phone networks, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and many mission-critical security technologies. NTF provides direct services and support to improve the state of accurate computer network timekeeping, including standardizing protocols and system behaviors, maintaining software and servers to facilitate timekeeping efforts, and helping people and organizations maintain their time-dependent systems, technologies, and functions. I was a founding board member and served in various board-level roles; while I'm no longer on the board, I continue to support the important work of the great team at NTF.
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  • Trustarc
    Principal Consultant And Director Of Global Consulting
    Trustarc 2016 - 2019
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    In 2016, I was tasked with building a Consulting Services division, developing consulting packages for privacy risk assessments, data inventories, and building data protection compliance programs. Hired a senior-level global consulting team (global team of 35 former privacy officers) and ramped the consulting line of business to more than $8M ARR by 2019. Drove development of the core service offerings, including GDPR and CCPA compliance readiness, Data Inventory & Risk Categorization, Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), GAPP Maturity Model assessments, and general advisory services. Our clients included: Mattel, KIA Motors, Kellogg's, Pandora, Huawei, ExxonMobil, Toyota, Glassdoor, Medtronic, Blackhawk Networks, Clorox, Cylance, Ellation, Palo Alto Networks, YUM Brands, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sandisk, Mondelez, Ingram Micro, Fujifilm, Double Negative (dneg), and World Economic Forum.
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  • Trustarc
    Director Of Product Management
    Trustarc 2014 - 2016
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Joined TRUSTe (now known as TrustArc) to build the world's first SaaS privacy management platform, achieving "Leader" status on G2, Forrester Wave, and Gartner Magic Quadrants for Privacy Tech. In 2016, was tasked to build the company's first consulting practice.
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  • Yahoo!
    Director, Global Advertising Privacy
    Yahoo! 2012 - 2014
    Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
    Managed all advertising-related privacy programs and policy-related activities across all global content sites. Counseled product and engineering teams on compliance implementation across all display advertising, ad networks, ad exchange, and related database matching and behavioral targeting services. Chaired company-wide "Sensitive Categories Council" (high-risk ad targeting policy setting and review); led AdChoices and metadata implementation efforts; conducted hundreds of product reviews (PIAs) and facilitated product changes in support of Yahoo!’s privacy promises, legal obligations, and industry-leading commitment to providing notice and choice to consumers.
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  • Dynatrace
    General Manager, Privacy Services
    Dynatrace 2011 - 2012
    Waltham, Ma, Us
    Dynatrace (f/k/a Keynote Systems) is a global leader in application and cloud infrastructure performance monitoring, and digital experience management. I served as general manager and domain knowledge leader during development and launch of the company's Web Privacy Tracker (Online Behavioral Advertising compliance monitoring SaaS tool suite), along with developing associated professional services. P&L responsibility for all privacy-related lines of business until Keynote Systems was acquired by a private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $395M and later merged with Dynatrace.
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  • Turntide Inc
    Chief Privacy Officer & Svp Consulting
    Turntide Inc Jan 2004 - Aug 2004
    Acquired by Symantec approximately six months after being spun-out of ePrivacy Group. (see below for more information)
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  • Eprivacy Group
    Chief Privacy Officer & Svp Consulting
    Eprivacy Group 2001 - 2004
    ePrivacy Group was a privacy consulting firm that also functioned as a technology incubator. Our first spin-off, anti-spam technology firm TurnTide, was acquired by Symantec for $28M in July 2004. Other technologies include groundbreaking work in adding cryptographic authentication to email to foil "spoofing" and brand ID theft, concepts from which have been adapted by many companies in the years since we introduced the Trusted Sender technology and published the corresponding Trusted Email Open Standard. My role was to manage all privacy consulting activities as well as privacy issues arising from the product development work occurring within our incubator technologies. Our privacy consulting clients included: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Comcast Inc., Household/HSBC Bank, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Microsoft Corp., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacia Corp. (Pfizer).
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  • Alladvantage
    Chief Privacy Officer & Vp, Public Policy
    Alladvantage 1999 - 2001
    Hayward, California, Us
    Created the world's first Chief Privacy Officer position and was called the “dean of corporate privacy officers” by Inter@ctive Week magazine. Member of the Executive Team responsible for assessing privacy issues across all business units, overseeing development of privacy-related products and services, and issuing recommendations on privacy-sensitive projects. Accomplishments included:- Successfully established thought-leadership position of company in privacy and online marketing policy through successful lobbying efforts before US Congress, state legislatures, and government agencies.- Led in-house and external government affairs teams to successfully pass anti-spam legislation in U.S. House of Representatives, establishing the company at forefront of pro-consumer e-commerce policy.- Co-founded industry’s first professional association, Privacy Officers Assn. (now known as International Assn. of Privacy Professionals); took leadership roles in relevant trade groups and standards organizations.- Managed successful $1.2M political fundraiser, boosting company image with visit by President Clinton to company’s first anniversary party at CEO’s home, during pre-IPO “quiet period.”- Managed in-house privacy and security teams and external privacy counsel in Americas, EU and APAC.
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  • Haley Bader & Potts, Plc
    Associate Attorney
    Haley Bader & Potts, Plc 1998 - 1999
    Managed a self-procured client base consisting of high-tech start-up companies, Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet-based marketing companies, and other online ventures. Counseled clients on all aspects of Internet-based activities including webcasting, copyright and trademark issues, law enforcement and civil subpoena response policies, advertising and co-branding agreements, software licensing agreements, regulatory compliance, and Terms of Service and Privacy Policy development.
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
    Information Specialist
    American Immigration Lawyers Association 1992 - 1994
    Washington, D.C., Us
    Interacted on daily basis with senior staff at the Departments of Justice (INS), State, and Labor on policy and procedural issues regarding business immigration, especially concerns facing the high-tech industry. Authored news items and columns in the Association's monthly law journal, wrote and edited portions of numerous handbooks, seminar materials, and practice manuals. Primary architect and product manager for the "AILA InfoNet" a online (pre-web) advocacy and news service.
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Ray Everett Education Details

  • The George Washington University Law School
    The George Washington University Law School
    Law
  • George Mason University
    George Mason University
    International Studies

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Ray Everett works for Topcon Healthcare

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Ray Everett's current role is General Counsel for Healthcare and Chief Data Protection Officer.

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Ray Everett attended The George Washington University Law School, George Mason University.

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