About the IAPP

Since the late 1990s, Agnes has worked in the privacy field, initially as one of first bank chief privacy officers before GLBA became law. Agnes helped create what is now the International Association of Privacy Officers and served as its first chairman (and as a board member).

Currently, Agnes is the President of The Cambridge Group LLC, a strategy and risk management advisory firm. She counsels companies on strategy, governance, privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory and risk management, etc.

Previously, Agnes served as the Northeast Regional Director of Supervision Examinations for the CFPB. Agnes oversaw the regional NYC office, and represented the CFPB Supervision mission on all matters.

Earlier, Agnes was TD Bank’s chief regulatory and compliance officer, and global chief privacy officer. She had similar roles at Bank of America and its predecessors. Agnes also served as counsel at Goodwin Procter and for the Senate Budget Committee.

Agnes is an independent corporate director with Truist Financial Corporation, AppFolio, Inc., R1 RCM, Inc., and iCapital. She is vice-chair of the ABA’s Business Law Section’s Compliance Management Subcommittee. Agnes is an advisor with the Paul, Weiss ESG & Law Institute. She was selected for inclusion in Boston Business Journal’s Most Powerful Women, and in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Agnes is the former chair of the Federal Reserve Board’s Consumer Advisory Council.

Agnes holds a J.D. from Georgetown University and an A.B. from Smith College. She is a member of the Bars of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and DC Superior Court. Recently, Agnes completed certification courses with Oxford University on Digital Transformation; the University of Cambridge on Digital Disruption; Harvard University on Cybersecurity; and, MIT on AI.