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Richard Purcell, CEO Corporate Privacy Group Richard Purcell ranks among the original chief privacy officers in the U.S. He created the position at Microsoft in the late 90 s, becoming a leading voice in addressing consumer privacy and data protection, domestically and internationally. As Microsoft s chief privacy officer, Richard 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. He developed and monitored a distributed team of privacy managers throughout the corporation and its global subsidiaries. Richard was a leading advocate of the Platform for Privacy Preferences, or P3P, publicly committing Microsoft s support in 2000 and working closely with the Internet Explorer development team on incorporating the specification into IE v6. In 2003, Richard left Microsoft to form Corporate Privacy Group, an independent privacy consulting firm focused on establishing sustainable, affordable privacy programs in corporations, agencies and institutions. Privacy Directions , a training curriculum for corporations designed to institutionalize privacy awareness, practices, and compliance throughout their organizations is a notable early offering. Richard is the immediate past chairman of the Board of Directors for TRUSTe, an independent trust authority for privacy on the Web. He was appointed to the Department of Homeland Security s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee in 2005. Richard advises Fortune 100 corporations, leads privacy training seminars, and lectures extensively. He is a former member of the Int'l Association of Privacy Professionals, or IAPP, and on their Advisory Board for Privacy Certification. Richard is an IAPP-certified information privacy professional. He is a founding member of the Conference Board's Council of Chief Privacy Officers and served on the Federal Trade Commission's Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security. | 