Michael Spadea

About Michael Spadea

THOUGHT LEADER WHO BRINGS ORDER FROM CHAOS TO IMPROVE PRIVACY PROGRAM GOVERNANCE As an avid reader since childhood, my desire for continuous learning started early. While in college, I worked as an EMT to pay my way through school. I was invited to join the Honors Program my freshman year, making the Dean’s list every quarter and graduating with honors. After my time as an EMT, I was a child welfare social worker and then an investigator for the MA Department of Children and Families. Here I developed a prowess for investigating, people skills, communicating, and risk assessment. Fast forward to 2003, I had graduated from law school and opened my own law practice. As business was thriving, my wife’s job moved us to London where I joined Barclays as a Global Privacy Counsel, helping drive an enterprise-wide privacy change program in 60+ countries.My position as a Commercial Privacy Manager at Microsoft brought me back to the U.S. where I broadened my technology experience collaborating with engineers and developers. I then went to work for a prominent financial services consultancy where I quickly built an amazing team that became family for the next 4 years. Our original focus on financial services quickly branched out into retail, medical device, and technology. Later, I was recruited by PwC and with that came with the formal responsibility for the privacy practice in the western U.S. and Greater Texas. Currently, as a Senior Privacy Data Executive, I harness the depth of knowledge in privacy, data ethics, risk management, and project management for Fortune 500 companies to provide indisputable solutions that mitigate risk and positively impact revenue. I am a respected leader who cultivates high-performing, cohesive teams that pioneer game-changing innovation with the customer’s needs in mind. Throughout my career, I have become a mindful communicator with profound business acumen who communicates with regulators on behalf of the organization to rebuild frayed relationships. As an entrepreneur and distinguished public speaker, I thrive in helping others reach their full potential. Specialties include: Privacy Tech Solutions | Data Risk & Mitigation | Negotiation | Regulatory Compliance | Global Project Management | Policy Administration | Management | Data Governance | Crisis Management | Team Development | Budget Management | Public Speaking | Cultivating Collaborative Environments | Driving Diversity & Inclusion | Spearheading Revenue Generation| Leading Innovative Teams | Aligning Data Management | Data Ethics | Business Development

Experience

1. Us Practice Lead Risk & Compliance

   FTI Consulting

   May 2024 — Present

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law

  Juris Doctorate, Law

• Pinsent Masons

  UK Data Protection Act

• Northeastern University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Criminal Justice

Skills

• Governance
• Software Licensing
• Compliance
• IT Audit
• Analysis
• Investigations
• Legal Compliance
• Risk Management
• Legal Counsel
• Policy
• Courts
• Financial Risk
• Vendor Management
• Internet Law
• Glba
• IT Law
• Retail
• Outsourcing
• Business Continuity
• Data Privacy
• Information Security Management
• Customer Service
• Risk
• Public Policy
• Privacy Law
• Trademarks
• Incident Management
• Security
• Iso 27001
• Program Management
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Copyright Law
• Hipaa
• Security Audits
• Financial Services
• Strategic Planning
• Intellectual Property
• Information Security
• Data Security
• Litigation