Contact Info
Privacy Compliance Group, Inc.
8150 North Central Expressway, Suite 1900
Dallas, TX 75206
Phone: (214) 365–1665
Background
Gary Clayton writes on
cyber and privacy risk and insurance issues in the Risk Management section
of IRMI.com.
Gary Clayton is CEO of the Privacy Compliance Group, Inc., a data management
and privacy consulting service whose clients include Fortune 500 and other
leading companies and governmental agencies. Mr. Clayton has extensive
experience with privacy and data management in the United States and in over
fifty countries around the world. Gary has been actively involved with industry
groups on issues involving the prevention of identity theft, consumer fraud and
the protection of personal data. Mr. Clayton assisted the U.S. Department of
Commerce on the Safe Harbor negotiations between the United States and Europe,
the Article 29 Working Committee in the European Union, and global data
management projects. He has testified before Congress and various state
legislatures and has briefed the White House, the U.S. Congress, the U.S.
Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Transportation and Commerce on
privacy and data protection issues, particularly those related to the European
Union and the Asia Pacific. In 2003, he assisted the Department of Homeland
Security in negotiations with the European Union on the transfer of passenger
data. He was previously appointed to the Texas Privacy Commission by Governor
Rick Perry.
Mr. Clayton has helped governmental agencies and global companies develop
and implement privacy compliance programs. He has worked closely with the U.S.
Department of Transportation on the implementation of its privacy program. Mr.
Clayton's clients include Fortune 100 companies, leading technology
companies and governmental agencies. He has developed privacy and data
protection training for national retailers, data companies, trade organizations
and governmental agencies. In 2001, Mr. Clayton taught the world's first
formal training program for privacy officers with Southern Methodist
University. He has developed specialized training programs for Members of
Congress and their staffs, officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, and for several intelligence agencies.
Mr. Clayton holds a bachelor's and law degree from Louisiana State
University; a master's degree from the School of International Service,
American University; and an LLM from the University of Exeter, England. He has
also taken various law classes at Université de St. Domaine, Grenoble,
France.