Jim Allen is a well-known and highly respected privacy and risk management expert with over 25 years experience. In his most recent position as Chief Privacy Officer for Agilent Technologies, headquartered in Silicon Valley, he led the development and implementation of a comprehensive worldwide customer and employee privacy program. Mr. Allen was instrumental in making privacy a company value. As a result, privacy has been included in the company's annual Social Responsibility report.
Mr. Allen has a reputation for a practical and cost effective approach to very complicated issues. Many of his outcomes have been recognized as best practices and Mr. Allen is often requested to share his expertise at meetings, conferences and educational seminars. This has included presentations at the annual IAPP conferences and the Practicing Law Institute. He has a passion for the topic of privacy and looks forward to making significant contributions in the future.