Working Group

A Data Protection Working Group comprising Brown administrators overseeing areas of data use and security, risk and compliance, and communications has been charged by the Office of the Provost to align the University’s policies with changes in laws pertaining to data sharing and privacy.

To contact the Data Protection Working Group, email [email protected].

Working Group’s Charge

Strengthen Brown University’s policies and practices for data protection in light of ongoing changes to data sharing/privacy regulations, including those issued by the European Union. Develop an implementation plan that includes communications to disseminate these revised policies and practices across the institution.

Data Protection Working Group

Co-chair: Elizabeth Doherty, Deputy Provost

Co-chair: John Spadaro, Interim Vice President for Computing and Information Services and CIO

Cass Cliatt, Vice President for Communications

Mark Dieterich, Director of Information Technology Security, Computing and Information Services

Matthew Gagnon, Chief Risk Officer, Finance & Administration

Michael Grabo, Associate Counsel, Office of the General Counsel

Utibe Offiong, Chief University Auditor

Joel Pattison, Director of Web and Digital Communications Strategy, Office of University Communications