4.24.08
Noon-1:30 - Location: 302 Computer Science Building. Food at noon. Discussion begins at 12:25 pm. Everyone invited.

Harriet Pearson, Chief Privacy Officer, IBM

There’s no simple formula or law that can tell a consumer, developer, or business executive how to protect privacy in a Web 2.0 environment. But there are some fairly simple concepts that can help all three constituencies to balance privacy expectations with the sharing of information that is at the heart of many business models. This talk will help those involved in Web 2.0/social computing with a foundation for analysis of these issues.

Harriet is IBM’s Chief Privacy Officer and a Vice President in the Legal and Regulatory Affairs function. As CPO she and a global team of data privacy officers and focal points set IBM’s privacy policies and support the company’s compliance and thought leadership in this area. An internationally recognized privacy and data protection expert, in 2007 Harriet received the Vanguard Award, given annually by the International Association of Privacy Professionals to the professional who best exemplifies innovation and leadership in the privacy profession. She’s a 15-year veteran of IBM and has had executive roles in Legal, Governmental Programs, HR and Communications. Harriet is a Tiger (Class of 1985, B.S.E. Civil Engineering) and went to law school at UCLA.