Sharon is the founder of Bamboo Data Consultant (www.bamboodataconsulting.com). She is a privacy consultant and lawyer, making her a unique expert in market. She advises on international privacy regulations and operationalizes practical privacy programs for her clients. She also acts as a virtual Chief Privacy Officer. Sharon has been named one of the top 20 women in cybersecurity in Canada by IT World Canada. Sharon’s passion is the intersection of business, technology and positive social outcomes.
Sharon is a sought-after speaker on topics including privacy, emerging technologies, and data ethics. She frequently publishes in an attempt to bring awareness to various privacy, security and ethical issues.
Bamboo Data Consulting is a niche privacy and security consulting firm, dedicated to fostering trust and responsibility in the profitable use of data. Bamboo’s purpose is to empower businesses to build sustainable privacy and security programs that instill confidence in customers, partners, and investors. As a trusted accountability partner to many businesses, Bamboo strategically builds diverse, progressive and flexible privacy solutions that can grow with its clients’ maturity and business goals. Bamboo strives to create practical solutions by humanizing tech and data-driven processes so that the people executing the policies and processes can be inspired by the mission and reduce business risk. Most importantly, Bamboo brings expertise to empower its clients to make better business decisions and focus on growth.
While Bamboo focuses on privacy and security compliance programs, it also develops strategic building blocks to help its forward-thinking clients stay relevant, profitable and future-ready by designing programs that cultivate trust with the community. These initiatives are not necessarily embedded in laws, but rather in values and culture.