michelledennedy

Michelle Dennedy is the CEO of PrivacyCode, a privacy engineering SaaS platform that translates complex privacy policies for developers. She is also the Co-founder and a Partner at Privatus Consulting, a company that assists clients with privacy engineering and governance, WickedPrivacy leadership solutions, and ESG metrics.

Michelle works closely with families, executives, and innovators at all levels and with businesses and organizations at all stages to support the combination of privacy policies, practices, and tools. She has held many leadership roles in data strategy and privacy at Sun Microsystems, McAfee, Intel, and Cisco in addition to various startup companies. Additionally, Michelle wrote and published two books on privacy engineering. She is a graduate of the Fordham University School of Law, where she earned her JD.

In this episode…

AI privacy is a complex and ever-evolving topic. As AI systems become more sophisticated, it’s essential to ensure technology is used in a way that respects the privacy of individuals. 

Michelle Dennedy, a seasoned privacy expert, recommends building smart privacy programs. These programs help organizations identify and mitigate privacy risks and comply with regulations. Companies and organizations can create a curriculum by developing policies and procedures, implementing technical controls, training employees on privacy issues, and conducting privacy risk assessments and regular audits.

Join Jodi and Justin Daniels in today’s episode of the She Said Privacy/He Said Security Podcast, where they again interview Michelle Dennedy, CEO of PrivacyCode and Co-founder and Partner at Privatus Consulting, about the surge in privacy tech stack. Michelle addresses privacy and security risks companies face in regard to AI, the current state of tech regulations, and how PrivacyCode advises companies on privacy programs.

Michelle Dennedy is the CEO of PrivacyCode, a privacy engineering SaaS platform that translates complex privacy policies for developers. She is also the Co-founder and Partner of Privatus Consulting, a company that assists clients with privacy engineering and governance, WickedPrivacy leadership solutions, and ESG metrics. 

Michelle works closely with families, executives, and innovators at all levels and with businesses and organizations at all stages to support the combination of privacy policies, practices, and tools. She has held many leadership roles in data strategy and privacy at Sun Microsystems, McAfee, Intel, and Cisco as well as startup companies.

In this episode…

Data is becoming increasingly complex and nuanced, making privacy and security integral components of an organization’s enterprise — but many companies fail to budget and plan accordingly for these policies. So, how can you implement privacy strategies into your business plan?

Michelle Dennedy recommends adopting a problem-solving framework known as WickedPrivacy. This involves executing immediate, systematic approaches to address complex and uncertain privacy challenges, including ethics, public safety, user data, and shareholder access. PrivacyCode helps privacy engineers and officers identify use cases to integrate and deploy privacy programs utilizing a compliance and soft systems method.

In this episode of She Said Privacy/He Said Security, Jodi and Justin Daniels interview Michelle Dennedy, CEO of PrivacyCode and Co-founder and Partner of Privatus Consulting, about developing strategic approaches to privacy. Michelle explains the major privacy challenges companies face, the WickedPrivacy methodology, and advice for implementing a privacy budget.

Incredibly exciting for Loralyn Mears, PhD to host Dr. Michelle Dennedy, the authority on data privacy who has even written the manifesto on the subject! She's brilliant, funny and has incredible advice on how to think about your data as a valuable asset - and advice on how to move forward personally and professionally.