About the IAPP

Pamela J. Garay is Assistant Vice President and International Privacy Officer at Assurant, Inc., a leading provider of specialized insurance and risk management products and services in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia, where she leads Assurant’s data privacy program across its international business units and serves as an expert on global privacy and technology issues. Prior to joining Assurant, she was the Global Privacy Director for Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific. She has been actively involved in the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”), and served on the IAPP Women Leading Privacy Advisory Board and is a current IAPP KnowledgeNet Co-Chair. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and retired Project Management Professional (PMP). Pamela has a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Berkeley.