Karen Burke

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BMO Financial Group

Enterprise CPO

Karen Burke is the Enterprise Chief Privacy Officer of BMO Financial Group.  Prior to heading the Privacy Office, she was Senior Counsel, Technology & Operations in BMO’s Legal Corporate and Compliance Group.  Before BMO, Karen practiced law in-house in the telecommunications sector and in private practice at Torys LLP.   Through the years she has held such non-legal roles as executive director of an advocacy agency, business consultant and professional coach.  She has spent time teaching negotiation and speaks on topics such as privacy, communication, negotiation, cybersecurity and cloud.