Achievements

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Awards and Recognitions

Subject Matter Expert – Geneva Human Rights Platform in support of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – The Role of Artificial Intelligence (2023)

Fulbright Specialist – Department of State – Comparative EU-U.S. Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law, Universidade de Lisboa (Fall 2023)

Subject Matter Expert – Eurofound project – Human and ethical implications of automation and digitisation at the workplace on work organisation and working conditions, Fundamental Rights Agency, European Commission Report 2 – Delphi Survey (2021/22)

Invited Speaker at Debates – How to Empower Women Investment to Increase Innovation Finance Opportunities in Europe – 11th Innovation Summit, K4I, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium (February 5, 2020)

Social Science Foo Camp – Facebook, O’Reilly Media & Sage (2018)

Publications

Policy Brief: Data Trust, Center for the Governance of Change (2024) [Recommending legislation enabling data trusts through a regulatory sandbox scheme].

Investor-Driven Climate Accountability, U.C. Davis Law Review (2024 with Lindsay Sain Jones) [Providing recommendations on addressing proposed SEC environmental disclosures in compliance with expanded Caremark board oversight standard – recipient of the Best Environmental Paper Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business].

Next Generation Data Governance, Duke Law & Technology Review (2023 with John W. Bagby) [Proposing ten data governance principles based on the Code of Medical Ethics to address privacy and cybersecurity risks].

Disrupting Venture Capital: Carrots, Sticks, and Artificial Intelligence, 13 U.C. Irvine L. Rev. 901 (2023 with Kathryn Kisska-Schultze) [Examining the causes for the lack of VC funding directed to women and proposing a tripart solution based on behavioral law and economic theory – recipient of the Distinguished Paper Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business].

The Data Trust Solution to Data Sharing Problems, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law (2023 with John W. Bagby) [Examining the potential for the use of data trusts in the United States].

Navigating the Non-Fungible Token, 2022 Utah Law Review 891 (2022 with John Holden) [Recommending how the law should address the different uses of NFTs with a synopsis of blockchain and smart contract technologies and Congressional confusion].

Legal Guide to Social Media: Rights and Risks for Businesses, Entrepreneurs, and Influencers (2nd edition, Allworth: 2022) [Providing recommendations for posting, advertising, and utilizing social media for businesses, entrepreneurs, and influencers].

Can AI Solve the Diversity Problem in the Tech Industry? Mitigating Noise and Bias in Employment Decision-Making, 22 Stanford Technology Law Review 290 (2019) [Exploring the potential for artificial intelligence to mitigate bias and noise from employment decision-making].

Personal data and the GDPR: Providing a competitive advantage for U.S. companies, 56 American Business Law Journal 287 (2019 with W. Gregory Voss) [Explaining how American companies could use the requirements of the GDPR to their advantage].

Talks / Events

Panelist, The Future of AI is Female: Driving Gender Equality in Europe’s Digital Transformation, Brussels Declaration, Brussels, Belgium (October 24, 2023)

Presenter, Emerging Challenges in Cybersecurity for The EU and U.S., II International Conference on Constitutional Law, Cyberspace and Cybersecurity, University of Lisbon Law School, Lisbon, Portugal (October 16, 2023)

Keeping your workplace safe from artificial intelligence and surveillance, Brookings Institute, Washington, D.C. (April 14, 2021) [Explaining the opportunities and risks to using artificial intelligence in the workplace]

GDPR: A chance to level the playing field. Boardroom presentation, Invited Speaker, TNW Conference, Amsterdam, NL (May 24, 2018) [Predicting how the GDPR will impact American companies and the future of cross-border data transfers].

IRS and Big Data: The End of Privacy, Ignite! 2018, Invited Speaker, SXSW, Austin, Texas (March 13, 2018) [Revealing the IRS’s use of big data analytics in violation of privacy law].

The IRS’s Modern Use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Tax Enforcement, ABA Tax Section Annual Meeting, Invited Speaker, Atlanta, Georgia (October 4, 2018) [Describing the IRS’s data collection and analysis activities for CPAs and attorneys].

Press

Board Positions

Digital Democracy Lab – Williamsburg, Virginia (2022-present)

Advisory Board Member

The Digital Democracy Lab at the William & Mary Law School is a center developing rigorous, policy-relevant research on the impact of digital technologies on society, politics, and the economy. Advise on strategic collaborations, create robust academic programs, and share expertise on the law and ethics of emerging technologies such as generative AI, blockchain, biometrics, IoT, cybersecurity, data analytics, and tokenization of digital and non-digital assets.

The LASO Corporation – Chicago, Illinois (2008-present)

Advisory Board Member / Legal Counsel

The LASO CORPORATION is a private tech recruiting and career coaching company incorporated in 1995. Doing business as InspiHERtech, the company partners with major US companies seeking to find the best and the brightest. In addition, InspiHERtech has a robust training program and sponsors a speaker series for women leaders and women in tech: Advise on strategic planning, growth, risk assessment, sustainability, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, and governance; and serve as an on-call resource for the CEO.

Professional Affiliations & Certificates

Corporate Board Certification – Corporate Directors International, LLC (2023/present) – CDI.D certification on board governance, special committees, board relationships, shareholder value, audit and accounting, activist investors, fiscal duties, legal liabilities, and securities regulations.

Vice-Chair – Chicago Bar Association Cybersecurity and Privacy Section (2021/2023)

Certified Information Privacy Professional – European privacy law (CIPP-E) and cybersecurity law through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (2020/present)

Visiting Scholar – Ostrom Workshop, Program on Data Management and Information Governance, Indiana University (2020/present)

Chair – Academy of Legal Studies in Business Technology Law Section (2018/2020)

Leadership Certification – Provost Leadership Academy – Year-long leadership training program at Washington State University – chosen by the Business School Dean from among 150 faculty members (2017)