ABOUT THE PONEMON INSTITUTE© Dr. Larry Ponemon, a pioneer in the development of privacy audits, privacy risk management and ethical information management, is the chairman and founder of The Ponemon Institute. Based upon his vast experience in the fields of corporate governance, privacy compliance, data protection and business ethics, Dr. Ponemon has identified four important and unfilled needs in today's information marketplace: Education to help organizations establish a responsible information process. Research to improve the understanding of how the privacy preferences of individuals relate to the practices of an organization. Standards that provide the blueprint for building a responsible information management process. Verification that independently determines whether a company is "walking-the-walk" of its stated commitments to privacy and data management. The Institute's education, research and verification programs address these needs and are open to all private and public organizations. Dr. Larry Ponemon is the Chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research "think tank" dedicated to advancing privacy and data protection practices. Dr. Ponemon is considered a pioneer in privacy risk management and the Responsible Information Management or RIM framework. Dr. Ponemon is a member of the National Board of Advisors of the Eller College of Business and Public Administration, University of Arizona. He serves as the chairman of the Government Policy Advisory Committee and Co-Chair for the Internet Task Force for the Council of American Survey and Research Organizations (CASRO). Dr. Ponemon is an adjunct professor of privacy and ethics for Carnegie Mellon University's CIO Institute. Dr. Ponemon consults with leading multinational organizations on global privacy management programs. He has extensive knowledge of regulatory frameworks for managing privacy and data security including health care, pharmaceutical, financial services, telecom and the Internet. Dr. Ponemon was appointed to the Online Access and Security Advisory Committee of the United States Federal Trade Commission. He was also appointed to two California State task forces on privacy and data security laws. Dr. Ponemon was recently appointed to the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee of the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Ponemon was global managing partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he founded the firm's privacy practice. Prior to joining PriceWaterhouse, Dr. Ponemon served as the National Director of Business Ethics Services for KPMG, and was appointed Executive Director of the KPMG Business Ethics Institute. Dr. Ponemon held chaired faculty positions at Babson, SUNY Binghamton, and Bentley College. He published numerous articles and learned books, and made more than 500 presentations at national or international conferences on privacy, data protection, information security, corporate governance, and responsible information management. Dr. Ponemon is an active member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, serving the association as its research partner and founding member of the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) Advisory Board. Dr. Ponemon is column editor for Computerworld, CSO Magazine, Dark Reading, Privacy 1to1 and other leading publications on the topic of privacy, data security, and information ethics. He is a frequent media commentator on privacy and other business ethics topics for CNN, Fox News, CBS, CNBC, MSNBC, ABC, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Financial Times, Business 2.0, Newsweek, Business Week, U.S. News & World Report, Computerworld, CIO Magazine, Industry Standard, Boston Globe, InfoWorld, InformationWeek, Forbes, Fortune, CFO Magazine, Red Herring, Dow Jones News and others. Dr. Ponemon earned his Ph.D. at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He has a Master's degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and attended the doctoral program in system sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ponemon earned his Bachelors with Highest Distinction from the University of Arizona.
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