Keith A. Cheresko is a Principal of Privacy Associates International LLC. Privacy Associates International is a Michigan-based privacy consultancy delivering experienced-based, practical guidance in assisting its clients address all aspects of privacy. Mr. Cheresko spent the majority of his career at Ford Motor Company as a member of the Office of the General Counsel. During his 26 year tenure at Ford, he held an assortment of legal assignments supporting Ford’s diverse business activities, including time with Ford Motor Credit Company, Ford’s finance subsidiary, where he played a role in the development of financial privacy policies and practices designed to meet the federal Gramm Leach Bliley Act’s financial privacy requirements. He also served as counsel to the Corporate Privacy Office and advised or chaired working groups addressing an assortment of privacy matters, from marketing-related activities to development of corporate-wide policies. In his last assignment before deciding to leave Ford, Mr. Cheresko was the primary privacy counsel and de facto privacy leader.
After leaving Ford and prior to joining Privacy Associates International LLC, Mr. Cheresko served briefly as general counsel to the Ponemon Institute, and continues serving as a long time member of the Ponemon Institute's Responsible Information Management Council’s Advisory Board. He is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US/IT). Mr. Cheresko received a BA from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, a J.D. from Wayne State University, and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Bar Association.