There is tremendous value to simplification. To quote Steve Jobs, “Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it is worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains." In this series, we explore how people and companies achieve simplification.
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Teenage is that time of life when you are a work in progress. The host talks to some teenagers from different domains which will range from law students to programmers, sportspersons to youtubers, singers and dancers to stock market teenagers and many more. The most important part is that all of these guests will be teenagers. None of them is above the age of 19 with the host himself being 19 years old. Bunch of amazing stories come out every week where common teenage problems like career se ...
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Matt McClellan
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30:46In this episode of Simplifying for Success, host Priya Keshav, CEO of Meru Data, is joined by Matt McClellan, Managing Director at Ankura, to dive deep into the evolving importance of data minimization—a cornerstone of both privacy compliance and AI governance. Together, they explore how organizations can balance the increasing demand for data with…
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Webinar Audio - Best Practices and Tips: Conducting PIA/DPIA
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1:01:07Listen to Meru Data's podcast — “Best Practices and Tips: Conducting PIA/DPIA” — where we dive deep into the evolving landscape of privacy assessments. In this episode, Priya Keshav (CEO & Founder, Meru Data) and David A. Zetoony (Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig and Co-Chair of the firm’s U.S. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice) discuss how o…
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Webinar Audio - How to Govern Generative AI Models
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55:51Listen to Meru Data's podcast as we dive into the rapidly evolving world of generative AI and its expanding role in business operations. From enhancing customer service to optimizing AdTech and automating key processes, AI is transforming how companies compete. But with great power comes great responsibility—how can we harness the benefits of AI wh…
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Webinar Audio - Implementing UOOM (Universal Opt-Out Signals), Consent, and other AdTech Compliance Issues.
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50:29Listen to Meru Data's podcast as we dive into the complexities of implementing Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms (UOOM) in today’s privacy landscape. In this insightful episode, Meru Data CEO and founder Priya Keshav leads a deep-dive conversation into the challenges and best practices around UOOM. As data privacy regulations tighten and scrutiny increa…
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Webinar Audio - Children’s Privacy: Protecting and Managing Youth Data
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54:28Listen to Meru Data's podcast as we dive into the critical challenges and evolving landscape of children's data privacy and AI governance. With new state laws and federal regulations tightening oversight, businesses, schools, and even parents face growing risks when it comes to data collection and ethical usage. Join expert privacy attorney Brandon…
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Webinar Audio - Harnessing DataMaps' Potential for AI, Regulatory, and Business Success
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1:01:26Listen to Meru Data's podcast as Priya Keshav, CEO and founder of Meru Data, explores the evolving role of DataMaps in modern organizations. In this episode, she breaks down key questions businesses must address, including how to identify data sources effectively, the true value of a comprehensive DataMap, and strategies for aligning DataMaps with …
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Webinar Audio - Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2024 Review and 2025 Insights
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52:01Listen to Meru Data's podcast as we reflect on a transformative year in data privacy and AI governance and prepare for the challenges ahead. Join our expert panel—Priya Keshav (Meru Data), Steven Ward (R Street Institute), and Jenny Sheridan (JLSheridan Law)—as they unpack the key milestones of 2024 and offer insights into what lies ahead in 2025. …
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Webinar Audio - Navigating Regulatory Requirements Around AI, Privacy and Security
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52:21Listen to Meru Data’s podcast, Navigating Regulatory Requirements Around AI, Privacy and Security Featuring Priya Keshav, Founder and CEO of Meru Data, in an engaging discussion with Tera Ladner, Global Practice Lead and Vice President of Information Risk Management and Governance at Aflac. Together, they delve into the complexities of navigating g…
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Webinar Audio - Implementing Privacy by Design A Practical Guide.
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54:37Listen to Meru Data’s podcast, "Implementing Privacy by Design: A Practical Guide," featuring Priya Keshav, Founder and CEO of Meru Data. In this insightful episode, Priya shares her expert strategies for embedding privacy practices into organizational frameworks, drawing from her extensive experience in building privacy programs. In this podcast, …
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Webinar Audio - Key Privacy Metrics and KPIs for Businesses to Track
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54:47Listen to Meru Data’s podcast, Key Privacy Metrics and KPIs for Businesses to Track, featuring Priya Keshav, Founder and CEO of Meru Data. In this episode, Priya dives deep into the ever-evolving privacy landscape, offering practical insights on how organizations can implement and track essential privacy metrics to drive progress and align with bus…
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Webinar Audio - Navigating Shifts in AdTech and Retail Data Privacy.
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56:44Listen to Meru Data’s latest podcast on Navigating AdTech Shifts and Retail Data Privacy, featuring Priya Keshav, Founder and CEO of Meru Data, and Jonathan Tam, Partner at Baker McKenzie. Together, they explore how privacy professionals can adapt to significant changes in the AdTech landscape and address the challenges of retail data privacy. In t…
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Webinar Audio - Risks and Advantages of AI on Your Devices.
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56:04Listen to Meru Data's webinar audio on Risks and Advantages of AI on Your Devices. the Managing Director of FTI’s Digital Insights and Risk Management, Jerry Bui, and Meru Data Founder and CEO, Priya Keshav, as they explore how privacy professionals can ensure the safe and compliant use of AI tools on personal and company devices. In this podcast, …
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Webinar Audio - Understanding, Scaling, and Automating Data Protection Assessments
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52:51Listen privacy expert Priya Keshav and Gregory Szewczyk on, "Understanding, Scaling, and Automating Data Protection Assessments," where they address the complexities of conducting DPAs mandated by various state privacy laws, including California, Connecticut, Virginia, Montana, and Oregon. The Colorado Privacy Act's specific DPA content requirement…
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Webinar Audio - Unpacking the Colorado AI Law and Its Impact
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57:30Listen our expert panelists Priya Keshav, James Sherer, and Michael Simon as they delve into the groundbreaking SB205 legislation in Colorado, the first state to regulate artificial intelligence. This podcast will explore the scope of AI covered under the new law, its reporting requirements, and the importance of involving the right stakeholders in…
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Webinar Audio - Mitigating and Managing Third Party Risks
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55:07Listen to Meru Data's webinar audio on Mitigating and Managing Third Party Risks. Privacy experts Priya Keshav and Kim-An Hernandez discuss best practices, privacy roles, auditing, assessing third-party practices, and onboarding. This webinar is approved by the IAPP for CPE credits. Learn from real cases like the FTC's $16.5 million fine on Avast f…
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Webinar Audio - How to Incorporate AI Governance into Your Privacy Program
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51:11The EU AI Act is close to being finalized, and California just released the rules for automated decision-making that will regulate the PI used by AI is protected and prevent biases. Given this unprecedented importance given to AI in the world of privacy, companies are called to ethically and effectively incorporate AI into their privacy programs so…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Colleen M. Yushchak
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47:58This year witnessed several state-wide and comprehensive privacy laws introduced, some of which are going to be effective from the coming year. - Are we going to witness the regulatory landscape further evolving in 2024 and new privacy laws being introduced? - Do the nuances and differences between different state privacy laws matter when ensuring …
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Katharina Koerner
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45:04Katharina Koerner was on #SimplifyforSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. The conversation between the two privacy professionals centered around Responsible AI governance, including different risks associated with AI, strategies to identify these risks, possible approaches to building in-house AI governance s…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Colleen M. Yushchak
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51:20Colleen M. Yushchak was recently on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav The conversation between the two privacy experts centered around trends and important changes in the privacy world, which includes recent regulations, technology, acts, and rulings; more specifically, the growing importance of…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Ryan Carrier
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41:27Ryan Carrier was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav " The insightful conversation between the two privacy experts focused primarily on AI auditing, how it should be conducted, the need for responsible AI systems, how to build ethical and bias-free AI, and more. They also touched upon the need …
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Jeff Jockisch
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29:46What is ChatGPT? What are the privacy and other issues that can arise from frequent and widespread usage tools like ChatGPT? Should we build guardrails for ChatGPT? Tune into our podcast Simplify for Success hosted by privacy experts Priya Keshav CEO and founder of Meru Data and Jeff Jockisch, Data Privacy Researcher at Privacy Plan, as they discus…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Jerry Bui
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27:40What are deepfakes? How do deepfakes work and how does it incorporate AI? What are some fraudulent, corporate and political use cases of deepfakes? Can experts differentiate between original data and AI produced data and how? Tune into our podcast Simplify for Success hosted by privacy experts Priya Keshav CEO and founder of Meru Data and Jerry Bui…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Colleen Yushchak
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45:22What better way to prepare for privacy in 2023 than gaining intel from privacy professionals themselves MeruData founder and CEO and privacy expert Priya Keshav sat down with Colleen Yushchak, Senior managing director at Ankura, in the Privacy and Cybersecurity practise, who spent the last 20 years in the legal and technology consulting space focus…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Shea Brown
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31:29Shea Brown was on #SimplifyForSucess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Mr. Brown spoke about AI ethics and AI governance and why companies should engage in these topics. He also discussed the NIST AI governance framework and the need for auditing the use of AI. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for the background musi…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Lauren Kitces
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23:45We invited Lauren Kitces on #SimplifyForSucess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Lauren discussed FTC's proposed rulemaking regarding data privacy and data security. She also shared her insights around the enforcement actions from the past and how companies can prepare for the FTC enforcement. Thank you to Fesliya…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Chris McLellan
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24:59Chris McLellan was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Chris spoke about the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working with the mission to advance technology standards and protocols aimed at minimizing the use of data in operational environments. He also spoke about Dataware technology,…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Tawfiq Alashoor
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36:30Tawfiq Alashoor was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Mr Alashoor shared the results from his behavioural economics of privacy. He also discussed the factors influencing people’s ability to make privacy decisions. Disclaimer: Some of the studies mentioned in the podcast are published, condit…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Heidi Saas
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27:51Heidi Saas was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Heidi spoke about the Metaverse and the challenges around data and privacy in the Metaverse. She also discussed the privacy and safety issues arising within the Metaverse. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for the background music. *Views and opin…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Lewis Eisen
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33:37Lewis Eisen was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav Lewis delved deep into the topic of understanding privacy policies. He further spoke about what organizations can do to improve their policy drafting, in light of the forthcoming regulations. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for the background mu…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Robin Meyer
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29:16Robin Meyer was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Robin discussed the technique of tokenization and the advantages offered by it. She also spoke about her professional journey and TokenEx’s cloud data protection platform. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for the background music. *Views and opi…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Samantha Ettari
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41:44Samantha Ettari was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Samantha spoke about biometrics and the various biometric laws in the US. She also discussed cases regarding the use of biometrics and the regulatory aspects that organizations should pay attention to. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for th…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Adriaan van Rossum
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27:14Adriaan van Rossum was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Adriaan talked about a more privacy-preserving analytics platform called Simple Analytics and other alternatives to Google Analytics. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for the background music. *Views and opinions expressed by guests do no…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Alysa Hutnik
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31:42Alysa Hutnik was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Alysa discussed the upcoming changes and challenges in the ad tech industry. She spoke on several topics, including the Belgian DPA’s recent decision on IAB, first-party data, dark patterns, personalization, and more. Listen to the entire co…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Alexandra Ebert
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28:44Alexandra Ebert was on Simplify for Success, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. Alexandra is an ethical AI, synthetic data & privacy expert, serving as the Chief Trust Officer at Mostly AI. She spoke about the use of synthetic data and the benefits it offers. Alexandra also discussed the different approaches to crea…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Nancy Nemes
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36:37We invited Nancy Nemes on Simplify for Success, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. With expertise in AI, IoT, mobility, cybersecurity, and embedded systems, Nancy discussed the challenges in humanizing AI and the intersection of privacy and security with AI. She also spoke about the need to regulate AI without restr…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Lauren Kitces
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35:45We invited Lauren Kitces on #SimplifyForSucess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. As a member of Sidley Austin's privacy and cybersecurity practice, Lauren discussed some of the upcoming privacy laws and how organizations can stay prepared for these laws.By Priya Keshav
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Robert Smallwood
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28:56We invited Robert Smallwood on #SimplifyForSucess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav. As the CEO at IG World magazine and Chair at Certified IG Officers Association, Robert spoke on the results of a recent global IG study. He discussed the evolution of IG, tools being used in IG and the obstacles in IG. *Views and o…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Dan Doggendorf
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27:16Dan Doggendorf was on the latest episode of #SimplifyforSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav to discuss IG programs. Dan is a founder and principal advisor of Pro4:Six Consulting and comes with over 25 years of experience in the field of information security and audit compliance. Mr. Doggendorf discussed the w…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Katharina Koerner
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37:03We invited Katharina Koerner on #SimplifyforSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav to discuss IG programs As a senior leader with a Ph.D. in EU law and a deep interest in new technologies and information security, Katharina spoke about homomorphic encryption and multi-party computation (MPC). She also discussed …
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Odia Kagan
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35:39We invited Odia Kagan on our #SimplifyForSuccess podcast series, hosted by Priya Keshav CEO of MeruData to discuss IG programs. Odia is a Partner and Chair of GDPR Compliance and International Privacy at Fox Rothschild. She spoke about cookie banners and ways to operationalize them to provide control and choice to the users. She also discussed the …
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Dheeraj Thimmaiah
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31:58We invited Dheeraj Thimmaiah on our #SimplifyForSuccess podcast series, hosted by Priya Keshav CEO of MeruData to discuss IG programs. Dheeraj joined Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Global Ethics & Compliance team in 2019, where he serves as a Global Director with a focus in Compliance Analytics and Technology. Dheeraj discussed the use of analytics and com…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Susan Lindberg
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37:08We invited Susan Lindberg on our #SimplifyForSuccess podcast series, hosted by Priya Keshav CEO of MeruData to discuss IG programs. Susan is a shareholder at Gable Gotwals with more than 25 years of experience as an attorney in the energy sector, both at the law firm and as a general counsel. She spoke about the growing ransomware threats and the p…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Jake Frazier
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27:43Jake Frazier, a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, was on #SimplifyforSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav to discuss IG programs. As the practice lead of Information Governance, Privacy & Security, Mr. Frazier helps legal, records, information technology and information security departments with e-di…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Jeff Jockisch
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39:25Jeff Jockisch, the Data Privacy Researcher at Privacy Plan, was on #SimplifyforSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav to discuss IG programs. Jeff spoke about privacy-enhancing technologies and what elements constitute a privacy-enhancing technology. He also discussed the existence of data biases in analytics pr…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Anjana Susarla
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38:06Anjana Susarla was on #SimplifyforSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav to discuss IG programs. As a professor of Responsible AI, Anjana spoke about AI-based bias and discrimination and why organizations should build and deploy AI in a responsible manner. She discussed how data bias, bias from the method of tra…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Debbie Reynolds
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40:01Debbie Reynolds- the Data Diva, the founder, CEO and the Chief Data Privacy officer of Debbie Reynolds Consulting, was on #SimplifyForSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav to discuss IG programs. Debbie discussed the right to privacy of individuals and transparency around data and how companies can use privacy …
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Jessica Marlette
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15:55Jessica Marlette, who serves as the Information Governance Counsel at White & Case, was on Simplify for Success, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav to discuss IG programs. Apart from advising on best practices, policies, and procedures, Jessica also leads the Content Governance team at the firm. She spoke about the i…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Ilona Koti
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42:49Ilona Koti was on #SimplifyforSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav CEO of MeruData to discuss IG programs. As a former foreign diplomat with 25+ years in information governance (IG), Ilona Koti has extensive experience in privacy, cybersecurity and GRC assurance. She discussed the importance of retention and i…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with James Sherer
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41:29James Sherer, who co-chairs the Emerging Tech Team and leader of Information Governance and Artificial Intelligence practices at BakerHostetler, was on #SimplifyforSuccess podcast hosted by Priya Keshav CEO of MeruData series to discuss IG programs. James spoke on the importance of focusing on viable client solutions in the current state of regulat…
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Simplify for Success - Conversation with Aaron Crews
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43:47Aaron Crews was on #SimplifyforSuccess, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav CEO of MeruData to discuss IG programs. Aaron shared his thoughts on data analytics and governance based on his vast experience in eDiscovery, IG, AI, Big Data, and Analytics. As the first Chief Data Analytics Officer at Littler, he recognizes…
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