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Joseph Gridley, Chief Privacy Officer at the University of Maryland, joins the podcast to talk about securing sensitive data in higher education, the impact and evolution of AI, and more. Joe Gridley embarked on his professional journey fresh out of law school, landing a role at a financial firm managing charitable trusts. Tasked with overseeing … Continued

Hemanta Swain, CISO of Lucid Motors, joins the podcast to talk about the focus of today’s CISOs, data protection in cloud migrations, upcoming privacy regulations, the implications of AI, and more. In his current role, Swain has several core responsibilities, including assessing and mitigating risk in every aspect of the business and developing various security … Continued

Secretary Michael Leahy, CIO and Secretary of the Department of Information Technology for the State of Maryland, joins BigIDeas on the Go to discuss how governments are adapting to today’s data trends, including digital innovation, cloud migration, privacy and security for data citizens, and more. When he was growing up as a kid, Michael Leahy … Continued

Jamie Grant, the Chief Information Officer of the State of Florida, joins BigIDeas on the Go to talk about data strategies for the public sector, how the CDO and CISO offices work together, how the public and private sectors should work together, and what’s next as the State of Florida embraces cloud technologies. Grant originally … Continued

Ryan Boulais, Chief Information Security Officer at The AES Corporation, joins BigIDeas on the Go to discuss data security and cloud security in the energy industry, the evolution of cybersecurity programs and DSPM, and where technology and global privacy regulations will have to intersect. In his role at renewable energy company AES, Boulais has led … Continued

Mario Duarte, VP of Security at Snowflake, joins BigIDeas on the Go to discuss the evolution and implications of cloud data security, the rise of global privacy regulations, the intersection of privacy and security, and more. Duarte was inspired to work in the security industry as a kid in the 80’s and early 90’s after … Continued

Mark Tomallo, SVP Chief Information Security Officer of Victoria’s Secret, joins BigIDeas on the Go to talk about data security in retail, how companies should be prioritizing the security of their customer’s data, and trends we should expect to see as organizations mature in their data handling. Tomallo has worked in cybersecurity for over two … Continued

Howard Boville, SVP of the Hybrid Cloud Platform at IBM, joins BigIDeas on the Go to talk about the multi-cloud, data sovereignty, regulatory drivers, and what innovation we can expect in a multi-cloud world. Prior to his role at IBM, Boville served as the Chief Technology Officer at Bank of America and played an integral … Continued

In this episode Pedro Pavon, Global Policy Director of Monetization Privacy and Fairness at Meta, joins BigIDeas on the Go to talk about privacy in advertising, the future of monetization, building trust between regulators and the industry, and how to build more inclusive frameworks. Pavon took an unconventional route to arrive in the data privacy … Continued

Dan Power, managing director of data governance at State Street, joins BigIDeas on the Go to talk about AI and ML in data governance programs, the data management landscape in financial services, and why automation is necessary. During his tenure in the data governance world, Dan Power has served several Fortune 500 firms—first on the … Continued