Alexander White, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP
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Alex White is currently the privacy commissioner for Bermuda. Prior to this, Alex was deputy chief privacy officer for the U.S. State of South Carolina, where he served as a state subject-matter expert on privacy. His office supported privacy compliance and best practices for over 70 state agencies and entities.
Alex is an attorney licensed in Illinois and the District of Columbia and an internationally-experienced speaker on privacy topics. He serves as a member of the IAPP's Privacy Bar Section Advisory Board as well as their Professional Privacy Faculty for certification training. On January 10, 2017, he was appointed by former Secretary Jeh Johnson to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (DPIAC).
Prior to joining the State of South Carolina, Alex worked in the insurance industry in emerging issues, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, government affairs, and product development, including drafting and review of cyber liability forms. In addition to his IAPP certifications, he holds a variety of privacy, legal, cybersecurity, and risk management qualifications and is a two-time graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history and a Juris Doctor.
Contributions by Alexander White
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Why and How to Adopt an AI Governance Program
Speaker at Virtual Bermuda KnowledgeNet: 19 June 2024 -
Happy Data Privacy Week: Keeping your sanity as a Bermuda privacy pro in 2024
Speaker at Virtual Bermuda KnowledgeNet: 1 Feb. 2024 -
Commissioner's Update on Data Transfers and Privacy Risks in IT Contracts
Speaker at Virtual Bermuda KnowledgeNet: October 12, 2022 -
A Fireside Chat with Privacy Commissioner Alexander White and 'Privacy Jedi' Michelle Finneran Dennedy
Speaker at Virtual Bermuda KnowledgeNet: 16 November 2021 -
Building an Effective Data Protection Regulatory Regime
Speaker at Virtual Caribbean KnowledgeNet: August 11, 2021 -
How Cybersecurity Supports Privacy
Speaker at Virtual Bermuda KnowledgeNet: 21 October 2020