Governance & Risk Management , Leadership & Executive Communication , Privacy
CyberEdBoard Profiles in Leadership: Karen Habercoss
Chief Privacy Officer Says 'I Know More About Security Than the Average Bear'
As the chief privacy officer at UChicago Medicine, Karen Habercoss likes to tell her peers, "I know more about security than the average bear." And her knowledge has been put to the test in recent years, with the adjustment to remote work, telehealth and digital transformation.
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In an interview with Information Security Media Group as part of the CyberEdBoard's ongoing Profiles in Leadership series, Habercoss discusses:
- Meeting the challenges of remote work and data protection;
- The growing role of privacy in organizations globally;
- Her passion for education teams about privacy concerns.
As the chief privacy officer for The University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division, Habercoss is responsible for the enterprise multiyear strategy and day-to-day operations of the university's health system privacy program for a workforce of more than 20,000 staff, physicians, faculty, students and volunteers, encompassing an academic medical center, a community health and hospital division, off-site ambulatory clinics, faculty and affiliated physician practices, a medical school, human subjects research and portions of the university supporting healthcare functions. She is an executive member of the CyberEdBoard.
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