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Michelle Dennedy is on the Mt. Rushmore of data privacy lawyers. She's a GOAT. Michelle was CPO of Sun Microsystems through the Oracle acquisition, McAfee’s first CPO and then CPO of Cisco. DAMN. Seriously. She’s written books, is a parent, advisor and tech driven soul. Her twitter feed: @mdennedy is one of the key follows on privacy Twitter and weaves in humor which we love. We talk tech, privacy and laugh - a LOT. We have been waiting to find the right person for a “Mario” episode and Michelle’s career is as epic and her depth in privacy engineering is like a master plumber.
After 4 and a half thrilling seasons and 41 episodes! We thought it was time to recap where we are, where we’re going and where we’ve been. Some BIG things happened while the show has been going and it’s time to chat 1x1 just Pedro and Andy. Keanu (Pedro’s dog) will appear, maybe event Tupac too. We will discuss the fun we’ve had along the way and what’s in store as we grow!
Shout out to all the folks that helped us get here: Sara Pion, MK Getler, Gonzalo Veloz, Rachel Bentley, Nina Butler and all our data guests and friends!
Knowing and working with Sundeep Kapur is like having a data privacy cheat code. “Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right BABA Select Start” was the code to the classic NES game Contra. It gave you 50 lives. Sundeep is very deep on advertising/marketing privacy issues and sometimes it feels like the browser cookie has 50 lives and a cheat code. The CCPA, new ad identifiers, and shifting regulatory tides are the new focal point as cookies are finally being phased out. We’ll talk about these issues with Sundeep along with many other topics like his rock and roll side hustle (he shreds for us in this ep) working with tech companies, and new tools for engaging with colleagues/clients. BTW Sundeep is the guitarist on the DPBC Intro Song this season!!
Phil Lee is an EU data privacy legend (in real life and in our minds too). Highly technical and practical, Phil is often the ideal outside counsel partner for a tech focused in-house legal team. He navigates an ever-changing field of laws and regulations - like a game of Tetris. He helps his clients twist, flip and shape their “pieces” to fit into a complex scheme. And he does it with calm and confidence, almost like there is the Tetris Tchaikovsky Nutcracker music playing the background of his conversations. And Phil is a deep thinker on privacy. So much so that he often walks along the Thames river, gazing out, dreamily envisioning all the ways in which a company can utilize “legitimate interests” as a basis for processing Personal Data….
The movie and video game “Tron” were both forward thinking, futuristic and creative. This describes our guest Beatrice Botti perfectly. She is always thinking differently and seeing around corners - like she’s driving a light bike or jumping into a video game world. Beatrice has worked as a privacy lawyer in two of the most complex areas of our field: Health and now with Doubleverify, in advertising. She runs a privacy focused movie group at DV and in this ep we discuss why we're here on earth. And she talks smack about Stanley Tucci.
Colin O’Malley is your data privacy co-pilot. A lot like the revolutionary, mind blowing double-up spaceship move in Galaga, a classic 80’s arcade game. When Colin is helping your company it’s like having double the firepower. He is unique in the privacy consulting/DPO space because he has been a company founder, operator, and a product leader. So when you work with Colin, you get real actionable business and product advice aka privacy by design. On top of all that….Colin is an incredible human, dad, gourmand, baseball fan, runner and friend.
Greg Raiten is not afraid of a little risk. When you work in venture tech law, risk is part of the deal. He’s a lot like that little guy in the classic NES game Excitebike, cruising over massive jumps, landing and driving hard to the next. He drove deals as a lawyer with two of the most prestigious tech law firms in the country, Latham and Gunderson. Then he was GC at VC firms 500 startups and FirstMark Capital, seeing many deals, working with founders and companies in growth mode. Greg saw the rise of the importance of data in those deals. Eventually he founded TechGC with good friend Kiran Lingam and the organization has grown into the top notch organizations and practical resources for tech general counsels.
“Space Invaders” is a good game to represent Leigh Freund’s tenure as CEO of the NAI. Defending the advertising space against potential “invasive” regulation was one original goal of self-regulation. But, over the years those goals have shifted and there are new “aliens” to deal with for adtech like shifting identifiers, global laws, fast paced tv-tech and AI. Throughout it all, Leigh has led the NAI and navigated a lot of change. We discuss it all with one of our friends and a thoughtful leader in the adtech space!
Peter Kosmala’s career has covered nearly every aspect of digital media, advertising and data privacy. He helped the IAPP create the certification programs used by its 75,000+ members, led the DAA, served as SVP of Government Relations for the 4As, worked in adtech at CMGI and dataxu and now runs his own consultancy called PRIVAT. And also he’s a massive lover of music, good food, jokes and just an all around good guy to be around. He knows everyone in privacy - literally everyone. He’s kinda like pac-man chomping up bits of information, skills, connections. These all add up to a massive career and incredible relationships.
Today the job of General Counsel at Lyft might seem straightforward like other public company GC roles. But when Kristin Sverchek took the gig it was anything but typical. Ride sharing was not ubiquitous in fact it was questionable, even if it had a bright future. And, Uber had staked a big market position. The legal issues surrounding Lyft were and are novel and complex. And we’re not even talking about the data privacy challenges which are many.
No Kristin isn’t a “maniac” or “animal” or some combination thereof. But, she is a multi-faceted, thoughtful GC who can play many different roles - like the characters of a variety show. Lyft as a company is always presenting new, unique challenges (variety) - Kristin likes it that way.
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