Take 5 for Privacy Podcast – A Conversation with Peter Lefkowitz, Chief Privacy & Digital Risk Officer at Citrix

Recorded July 24, 2020
December.11.2020

In our fourth episode, Heather Egan Sussman talks with Peter Lefkowitz, Chief Privacy & Digital Risk Officer at Citrix. Together, they discuss a path for the United States (U.S.) to expand its focus beyond topical privacy issues, including social media, and place healthcare and financial services in the spotlight too. Heather and Peter also cover the rush to pass narrow privacy laws and how a GDPR-like approach to a federal privacy law may benefit the U.S. moving forward.

About our guest:

photo of Peter Lefkowitz, Chief Privacy & Digital Risk Officer at Citrix Peter Lefkowitz is the Chief Privacy & Digital Risk Officer at Citrix. Peter is responsible for Citrix's digital risk management strategy, including product and service design, validation of privacy, security and compliance controls across Citrix, public policy and transparency measures for customers and partners. Peter joined Citrix from GE Digital, where he served as senior data rights management counsel. He supported GE's digital business, including its Predix platform, internet-connected products and predictive analytics solutions. Peter also served as GE's chief privacy officer from 2013 to 2016. Before joining GE, he was Oracle's Vice President, Privacy & Security Legal and Chief Privacy Officer. Peter is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Yale University. He clerked for the Honorable Robert E. Coyle, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

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Heather partners with clients to reduce the risk of privacy and security incidents. In the event of an incident, she helps companies respond, successfully guiding them through investigation, remediation, notification and any ensuing government inquiries. She provides comprehensive crisis management support and companies rely on her to manage their response to catastrophes, investigations and government probes involving conduct by employees, contractors and third parties.

To help clients navigate complicated global regulatory compliance challenges, she leads comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy assessments worldwide, vets risks in corporate transactions, conducts internal investigations stemming from data incidents, and drafts and negotiates contracts concerning data-related vendors and arrangements. She regularly counsels businesses on how to mitigate risks associated with the collection, use, retention, disclosure, transfer and disposal of personal data. Outside of the U.S., she manages teams of talented counsel around the world to deliver seamless advice for clients that operate across many jurisdictional lines, developing comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity programs that address competing regulatory regimes.