About the IAPP

Joan Stewart is a partner at Wiley. Joan focuses on privacy, data governance and regulatory compliance counseling for a diverse group of clients, including those in the media, telecommunications, and technology sectors. Joan assists her clients with creating and monitoring global privacy compliance programs. She counsels large and small businesses on strategies to implement data governance plans that comply with privacy laws including U.S. state privacy laws and the General Data Protection Act (GDPR). She works closely with clients to evaluate data flows and assess the legal risks and obligations of various laws to their business practices. Joan advises clients on implementing and updating privacy policies and procedures, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), compliant data transfer mechanisms, vendor management and contracting, compliance training and M&A due diligence.