Rena Mears is the Global and National Service Offering leader of our Privacy & Data Protection Team and Northern Pacific Regional leader for our Security & Privacy Services Group.  She is an internationally recognized thought leader in security and privacy. Rena has more than 25 years of experience in security strategy and program design, enterprise security architecture (ESA) and secure infrastructure implementation.

Rena is involved in many professional organizations, and is a founding member of the IBM Privacy Management Council. She is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals; the American Bar Association — ISC5 — PKI Assessment Guidelines (PAG) Committee; the ANSI Standards Board — X9F5 — Certification Policy and Procedures; the AICPA — Assurance Services Executive Committee; and the RIM Council Advisory Board. She has authored articles on wireless technology, and customer and employee privacy and security in the enterprise. Rena is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP). She holds a B.A. from the University of Albuquerque and a M.B.A. from Auburn University.