Richard Purcell,
CEO, Corporate Privacy Group

Richard Purcell is a leading voice in addressing consumer privacy and data protection challenges, domestically and internationally. In 2003, Mr. Purcell formed the Corporate Privacy Group, an independent consulting firm focused on establishing sustainable and affordable privacy programs. Mr. Purcell advises Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies about achieving the twin goals of respecting and protecting personal information. Through seminars, lectures, and writings, he promotes leading practices for consumer data protection and security.

Under Mr. Purcell's guidance and advice, the Privacy Directions™ training curriculum was designed to offer "best practice' training expertise on general privacy awareness topics, role-based privacy content and industry specific content areas.

As Microsoft’s original privacy officer, Mr. Purcell designed, developed, implemented and oversaw one of the world’s largest and most advanced privacy programs, spanning software development, web deployment, infrastructure management, workforce management, and consumer data handling practices. His corporate office developed and monitored a distributed team of privacy managers throughout the enterprise, including global subsidiaries.

Mr. Purcell holds several significant appointments in the privacy arena. He is Chairman of TRUSTe, sits on the Privacy Certification Advisory Board of the Int’l Association of Privacy Professionals, a member of the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee for the Dept. of Homeland Security and a Fellow at the Ponemon Institute.