Russell Opland
Lay Member, Health & Disability Ethics Committee Central @Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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WORK HISTORY
Lay Member, Health & Disability Ethics Committee Central @Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Auckland, NZ
Ethical review of human subjects clinical research protocols. Compliance with national health research standards.
EDUCATION
Auckland University of Technology
Master of Laws - LLM
Saint Louis University
Master of Public Health - MPH
Rhodes University
None
Vassar College
Bachelor of Arts - BA
SKILLS
ABOUT RUSSELL OPLAND
Global privacy and governance leader with 25+ years’ experience across the USA, South Africa, and New Zealand. I specialize in turning complex privacy and data protection laws into practical, business-ready solutions for multinational organizations. Currently: • Global DPO at Lemongrass — leading worldwide privacy & data protection across 10 jurisdictions. • Lay Member, Health & Disability Ethics Committee (Health NZ) — reviewing clinical research protocols. • Member, Hauora Health Privacy Working Group (Privacy Foundation NZ) — shaping national privacy approaches in health. Career highlights: • Built the first systemwide privacy program for the University of California (10 campuses, 5 medical centers, national lab). • Led privacy consulting practices for PwC and EY across Africa. • Served as Chief Privacy & Information Security Officer at Penn Medicine (Ivy League academic health system). • Recruited as Adams & Adams Attorneys’ first DPO, overseeing GDPR & POPIA compliance. Credentials: Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP); CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPP/A; CIPM; CIPT; CISM; ISO/IT governance certifications. Academic foundation: MPH (Saint Louis Univ.), LLM (AUT, 2025), BA in Cognitive Science (Vassar College). Passionate about advancing privacy, AI governance, and data ethics at the intersection of law, technology, and public policy.
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