Heidi Maher

Executive director

Heidi Maher is the executive director of the Compliance, Governance and Oversight Counsel (CGOC), a forum of over 3,400 legal, IT, records and information management professionals from corporations and government agencies. For over a decade, CGOC has been advancing governance practices and driving thought leadership across the industry. Heidi is also an attorney and a certified privacy manager who has advised hundreds of organizations on information governance around data privacy, regulatory compliance and eDiscovery.

Data privacy rules

How the new California data privacy act could impact all organizations

Finding critical data in a sea of company data can feel daunting. Start by creating a data inventory to help identify potential 'data hotspots,' recommends Matthew Nelson.

By Heidi Maher

October 4
Data governance

5 keys to innovating without sacrificing privacy, security or compliance

How do you create an environment to support rapid innovation while protecting the company from its own excesses? Consider these five steps to moving fast without breaking things.

By Heidi Maher

May 30