Jennie Thompson, Chief Privacy Officer, PHEAA
About Presenter
Jennie has over 22 years of public service with PHEAA. In her most recent role as Chief Privacy Officer and Interim Records Retention Officer, she is responsible for the overall definition, direction, and implementation of the Agency’s Privacy and Records and Information Management Programs. This includes establishing policies, procedures, and training to enforce the Programs; monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of controls, and working with business partners to implement a privacy-by-design philosophy to proactively mitigate risk. Her Office is also responsible for monitoring and managing keys risks relative to the Agency’s technology area and the Privacy, Security, and Records and Information Management Programs. Ms. Thompson holds a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Communication from Elizabethtown College. She also earned a master’s of jurisprudence in Business Law Compliance from Loyola University Chicago-School of Law.