About the IAPP

Mary Ellen Callahan, CIPP/US

The Walt Disney Company

Assistant General Counsel, Privacy

Mary Ellen Callahan, now with The Walt Disney Company, was previously chair of Jenner & Block’s Privacy and Information Governance Practice, and has unique and broad experience advising clients at the interface of privacy protection with cybersecurity and national security. A nationally recognized privacy attorney, she served as chief privacy officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from March 2009 until August 2012. She is a prolific writer and speaker on cutting-edge commercial privacy issues. In October 2013, Mary Ellen received the Privacy Vanguard Award, given by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, an annual award honoring the privacy professional who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, knowledge and creativity in privacy and data protection.
 

Contributions by Mary Ellen Callahan

• Do We Know What Reasonable Security Is Now?
  Speaker at Practical Privacy Series 2016
• The Future of Privacy Implementation in the Federal Government
  Speaker at Global Privacy Summit 2016
• Practical Solutions for Managing an International Privacy Program
  Speaker at Global Privacy Summit 2016
• Will the Judicial Redress Act address Europeans’ privacy concerns?
  Privacy Tracker
• President Obama Kicking Up Cybersecurity Focus
  Privacy Perspectives
• Member of Board of Directors 2015 - 2019
• Cross-device: It?s the Holy Grail for Advertisers but Will It Be a Holy Headache for Privacy Lawyers?
  Speaker at Practical Privacy Series - New York 2014
• How Do You Engineer Privacy? NIST Seeks Answers
  Privacy Perspectives
• Is SEC Cybersecurity Guidance Working?
  Privacy Perspectives
• SEC and Cybersecurity—What Publicly-Traded Companies Need to Know
  Privacy Perspectives
• For Federal Privacy Programs, the Final Fair Information Practice Principle Is Crucial
  Privacy Perspectives
• Designing Privacy EVERYWHERE: Whirlwind Excursions Discussing Privacy Integration
  Privacy Perspectives
• Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Mobile Privacy Developments and Paths for Companies
  Privacy Perspectives
• New international privacy principles for law enforcement and security
  The Privacy Advisor