Tom Kemp

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Author and Policy Advisor

Tom Kemp is a Silicon Valley-based author, entrepreneur, investor, and policy advisor. Tom is the author of Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy. Tom was the founder and CEO of Centrify, a leading cybersecurity cloud provider that amassed over two thousand enterprise customers, including over 60 percent of the Fortune 50. For his leadership, Tom was named by Ernst & Young as a Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California. In addition, Tom has served as a technology policy advisor for political campaigns and advocacy groups, including leading the campaign marketing efforts in 2020 to pass California Proposition 24 (the California Privacy Rights Act) and advising and contributing to state privacy bills in 2023 such as California SB 362 (the California Delete Act) and Texas SB 2105.

 

Contributions by Tom Kemp

  • Privacy Compliance in an AI-Enabled World: Strategy, Technology and Investment
    Speaker at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2024
  • Ripple Effects: Unraveling privacy regulation's impact on business ecosystems
    Speaker at In-Person Silicon Valley and San Francisco KnowledgeNet: 25 June 2024
  • Data Privacy Day 2024: A celebration of community and privacy awareness
    Speaker at In-Person San Francisco and Sacramento KnowledgeNet: 25 Jan. 2024
  • What's the Latest with State Laws
    Speaker at In-Person New Jersey and Salt Lake City KnowledgeNet: March 15, 2023
  • Responsible Innovation at the Intersection of Privacy and Artificial Intelligence: Let's start the conversation
    Speaker at In-Person Sacramento KnowledgeNet: March 10, 2023
  • Know Before You Go: Which privacy laws may apply to your operations in the U.S. and Canada
    Speaker at Virtual New Jersey and Ottawa KnowledgeNet: October 20, 2022