Program Mentor/Advisor to Start-Ups and Small Businesses - designated 501(c)(3) organization creating broad networks of support for high-potential startups. Board of Advisors [Multiple]

Data Protection Officer (DPO) with accountability for data protection and security compliance - Directed end-to-end data protection program for award-winning Subscription Management Platform and Managed Services, scaling privacy controls to support global compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and evolving data protection laws, rules, and regulations (LRR). - Reduced regulatory risk exposure by 35% through targeted initiatives, including optimizing audit readiness, minimizing data breach occurrences and enhanced access controls, and aligning data retention policies with GDPR, CCPA, DIS2, SOC 2 and other industry benchmarks, resulting in consistently favorable compliance assessments across jurisdictions- Developed and maintained privacy governance frameworks, enhancing operational resilience and transparency across business units, resulting in a 40% increase in customer trust and loyalty.- Pioneered continuous improvement strategies in data lifecycle management, including data minimization, retention, and disposal, which mitigated data privacy risks and optimized compliance readiness for international audits and ensured seamless scalability and adaptability to jurisdiction-specific privacy requirements.

Provides independent view and risk appetite for strategic cross-border and international multi-business line initiatives. Provide thought leadership to develop and implement strategic solutions to highly complex and regulated environment. Led and oversaw implementation, development, and maintenance of controls, risk management programs and framework that can respond to complex international business challenges. Drove allocation of people and resources for business execution for compliance. Led, formulated, and executed a multiyear strategy and vision for a best-in-class bank-grade, compliance program. Directed and governed the implementation, development, and maintenance of the vendor governance framework. Comprehensive compliance program that addresses regulatory requirements, emerging capabilities (i.e., AI), industry best practices, ESG/CSR, and customer contracts and internal policies and procedures for trust and assurance outcomes. Assessed and achieve compliance with PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST AI, SOC 2, ISO 42001, Privacy/GDPR, CCPA, DORA, NIS2, EU AI Act, and other relevant best practices. Served as the primary liaison with regulatory bodies. Oversaw enterprise risk program and impact assessments (security, operational, regulatory, and risk and control self-assessments) to identify new or previously unknown threats and vulnerabilities. Platform Owner for risk and compliance management and learning management system (LMS), including corporate risk, vendor, and AI use case register. Established and monitored KPI/KRI results to help anticipate risk trends.

Key responsibility to oversee and sustain effective risk oversight and execution across CAO, including business management, chief of staff, regulatory oversight, technology strategy, economics, 3rd party product management and vendor oversight, business resiliency and continuity, change management, and portfolio execution. Executive reporting include risk committees, QBRs, and MTM executives. Led, developed, coordinated, and ensured the sustainability of first line of defense risk management programs and framework to ensure business and risk data is captured. Served as liaison providing leadership and direction to ensure CAO processes and procedures are in place to effectively monitor and manage risk. Ensured consistency in the aggregation of identifying and managing existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities. Ensuring global consistency of policies, procedures, analysis, monitoring and reporting of CAO risk analysis. Innovation of risk management capabilities. Delivered business support across CAO - including facilitation of COO roundtables and communities of excellence. Partnered with enterprise-wide senior business leaders, control functions across 1st/2nd line of defense (LOD). Effectively represents CAO with approval authority across CIO and technology risk routines and governance structures. Built and oversaw a team of employees for assigned functional area through ongoing execution of recruiting, development, retention, coaching and support, performance management, and managerial activities.

Strategically placed to enable direct alignment with key business leaders to drive maximum impact. Defined data strategy, built comprehensive roadmap, aligned teams for buy-in, communicated to leadership for funding, and remained actively involved in allocation and execution. Led data strategy including building and executing to enable the business. Oversaw data governance and execution management including adoption of EDM policies and standards across CAO and fit-for-purpose for Regulatory Reporting and other critical data uses. Facilitated and provided governance and oversight of CAO data incidents; sustained active engagement and support of enterprise data testing efforts and enterprise data initiatives and support of internal/external regulatory and audit exams and issues. Continuously monitored data health across CAO and consolidated health reporting for leadership/MTM/CAO. Key influencer in driving buy-in and execution of the CAO data strategy across the entire CAO data landscape. Developed a strong understanding of CAO's ecosystem, including processes, products, services, and downstream critical uses & understanding of data lifecycle (capture, transmit/move, use). Governed CAO's data domains, critical data, ADS / ADSets, downstream data sourcing.