Dylan Gilbert
Dylan Gilbert is the Privacy Engineering Program Lead in the Information Technology Lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce. In this role, he advances the development of privacy risk management processes and integrating solutions for protecting individuals’ privacy into current and emerging information technologies.
Prior to joining NIST, he was Policy Counsel at Public Knowledge where he led and developed all aspects of the organization’s privacy advocacy. This included engagement with civil society coalitions, federal and state lawmakers, and a broad cross-section of external stakeholders on issues ranging from consumer IoT security to the development of comprehensive federal privacy legislation. He spent the early part of his career as a working musician and freelance writer in his native southern California.
Dylan holds a B.A. in English from the College of William and Mary and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.
2021 U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award
Contributions by Dylan Gilbert
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How Many Standards are Enough to Build a Privacy Program?
Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 -
May the (Work)Force Be With You: The NIST Privacy Workforce Taxonomy
Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2024 -
Privacy Superheroes: The Power of a Workforce Capable of Managing Privacy Risk
Moderator at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2023 -
Better Privacy through International Standards and Frameworks
Speaker at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2023 -
Privacy Impact Assessment Best Practices under the CCPA and GDPR
Speaker at In-Person San Francisco KnowledgeNet: April 25, 2023 -
Help Wanted:Growing a Workforce for Managing Privacy Risk, Roundtable Discussion
Speaker at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2021 -
Join the Team! Insights from NIST's Privacy Workforce Public Working Group
Speaker at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2021 -
NIST Privacy Framework
Speaker at Virtual Seattle KnowledgeNet: September 10, 2021 -
Implementing the NIST Privacy Framework Version 1.0
Speaker at Virtual Austin, Dallas and San Antonio KnowledgeNet: March 30, 2021