The Privacy Consortium

Try the members of the Privacy Consortium, a global network of independent privacy experts.

Privacy firm	Type of firm	Contact	Location	Year founded	Geographic or functional focus
Pat Jeselon & Associates Consulting	Consulting	Contact	Toronto	1998	Canada. Interested in expanding into the USA.
HR Privacy Solutions	Consulting	Contact	Delhi (NY)	1999	Global privacy programs for multi-national employers, including workshops, assessments, European transborder and notification requirements, compliance strategies and options, policies, procedures, training and monitoring of regulatory developments.
Ponemon Institute, LLC	Research & Consulting	Contact	Michigan & Washington, DC	2001	Research on privacy, data protection and information security policy; benchmarking services; independent verification
Nymity, Inc.	Information Service	Contact	Toronto	2002	Web-based privacy support
Chapell & Associates, LLC	Consulting	Contact	New York	2003	Privacy program development, with a focus on interactive and technology organizations
Corporate Privacy Group, a division of Three Forts, LLC	Consulting	Contact	Seattle area	2003	Employee awareness and training on privacy; strategic planning for privacy
Privacy Ready, LLC	Consulting	Contact	Portland (OR)	2003	Privacy program development and assessment, specializing in interactive marketing privacy guidance
JMC Privacy Consulting Group	Consulting	Contact	Los Angeles	2003	Enterprise-wide privacy data risk assessments; mitigation strategies and techniques; privacy impact and policy assessments; prioritized breach prevention recommendations and compliance; training/employee awareness programs.
Information Integrity Solutions Pty. Ltd.	Consulting	Contact	Sydney & Canberra	2004	Privacy Strategy & Thought leadership, privacy impact and risk assessments, identity management strategy and policy, privacy in the Asia Pacific & the APEC Privacy Framework
Rebecca Herald, LLC	Education & Consulting	Contact	Des Moines	2004	Information security, privacy and compliance program development and troubleshooting; third-party assessment; & raising privacy and security awareness and understanding in organizations of all sizes throughout the world.
Sixweight	Consulting	Contact	Townsend (MA)	2004	Privacy-savvy communications consulting services, including strategic program analysis, planning and management; crisis communications planning and execution; media training; and media relations.
Privacy and Information Management Services, LLP	Law	Contact	Atlanta	2005	All legal matters related to information management
Tom Considine and Associates	Consulting	Contact	Reno, NV	2005	On and off-site Information Protection Manager training program (nationwide), computer system security assessments, risk assessments, security policies and program development, third-party vendor assessments, and employee awareness training.
Minnesota Privacy Consultants	Consulting	Contact	Minneapolis	2006	Global privacy assessments, policies & processes; data inventorying and mapping; privacy breach plans
Privacy Compliance Group, Inc.	Consulting	Contact	Dallas	2006	Privacy program development
Samet Privacy, LLC	Consulting	323.939.DATA (3282)	Los Angeles	2006	Privacy assessments, audits, policies and training, Web, technology, and new media, COPPA, TRUSTe, Safe Harbor
Policy and Risk Consulting, LLC	Consulting	Contact	Minneapolis	2006	Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) program development and management.
Secure Privacy Solutions, LLC	Consulting	Contact	Los Angeles	2007	Risk assessments, privacy policies and training/employee awareness programs to Orange County/San Diego companies.
Data Protected, Ltd.	Consulting	Contact	London	2007	Consultancy business advising on compliance with UK privacy and data protection laws. Full range of advisory services including devising compliance programmes, drafting privacy polices and related documentation and dealing with investigations from the regulator.
Law Office of Kris Klein	Law & Consulting	Contact	Ottawa	2007	Data protection and access in Canada; transborder dataflows, data breaches, and dealings with privacy commissioners; consulting, training, and legal representation.
Dawn Nelson	Consulting	Contact	Sidney (NE)	2008	Website and business management in user experience, responsible information management relative to privacy/data collection, brand reputation, PCI compliance and incident response management.
Navigate, LLC	Consulting	Contact	Maryland	2009	Comprehensive strategic and tactical information protection & privacy consulting.
Privacy Associates International, LLC	Consulting	Contact	Novi (MI)	2009	Domestic and international privacy initiative development and implementation. Experience in data breach programs; cross-border solutions; marketing, HR, financial services and healthcare privacy compliance and best practices.
Good Security Consulting, LLC	Consulting	Contact	Atlanta	2009	Risk-based privacy and information-security strategies.
SoCal Privacy Consultants	Consulting	Contact	San Diego	2009	Privacy & infosec programs; policies; breach planning, investigation & response; regulatory inquiry response; risk assessments; 3rd-party assessments; staff awareness & training; ISO 27002, HIPAA, & GLB; retained CPO services.
InfoLawGroup LLP	Law Firm	Contact	U.S.A.	2009	International compliance and transactions
PrivaSense	Consulting	Contact	Oisterwijk, The Netherlands	2010	Strategic and policy consulting for complex or global organizations, privacy and compliance program development, quick scans, privacy impact and risk assessments, training and awareness, CPO services, stakeholder communication and public affairs.
Athena	Consulting and Auditing	Contact	Washington, DC	2010	Information governance and privacy advisory services, to develop and implement governance over information assets, and to assess the effectiveness of associated programs, policies, controls, and monitoring.