About the IAPP

Bill is an experienced leader, certified data protection officer, trusted legal and business advisor, and board member with an extensive background in privacy, cybersecurity, technology, and regulatory compliance. Bill excels at building and growing high-performance privacy, data protection, and regulatory affairs legal teams, establishing global compliance programs, and providing cross-departmental legal and privacy counseling.

Bill currently serves as Data Protection Officer, Assistant General Counsel, and Director, Privacy & Regulatory at iCIMS, Inc., where he leads the teams responsible for understanding, managing, and reducing global legal and compliance risk in the areas of:

Data privacy and strategy

Artificial intelligence

Cybersecurity

Technology and commercial transactions

Data governance

Corporate regulatory matters

M&A

Prior to serving in his current role, Bill was Associate Counsel, Director of Compliance and Data Privacy Officer at EBSCO Industries, Inc. At both organizations, he was responsible for compliance with global data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity laws and regulations. Prior to his time at iCIMS and EBSCO, he was in private practice at Baker Donelson where he provided strategic business and legal advice to his clients on similar matters.

Prior to Bill’s legal career, Bill had an 18-year career in IT where he held a variety of roles in software engineering, network engineering, information security, and IT management and leadership.

Bill is a continuous learner and holds several professional certifications, including the following:

S-CDPO

PLS

FIP

CIPP/E

CIPP/US

CIPM

CIPT

CISSP