Hamza Jilani joins the Maryland Carey Law faculty as an adjunct professor. He has extensive experience in data privacy and protection. Over his career, he has focused on evaluating the intersection of global privacy laws and technology with practical implementation in multinational organizations.
Hamza currently serves as Legal Counsel supporting Data Privacy and Information Security at W.L. Gore & Associates, a leading global material sciences company. He advises on global privacy regulations and supported the development and launch of a global privacy program that embeds privacy considerations in strategic and operational decision-making across the enterprise.
Additionally, Hamza has developed and implemented key privacy policies and guidelines and also developed privacy risk methodologies to support programmatic risk management. He has also developed and delivered awareness and training workshops and facilitated complex, multi-stakeholder discussions to build internal consensus and trust. He works cross functionally and translates privacy and security controls into business requirements.
Previously, Hamza was part of the Cybersecurity and Privacy practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and served as the Associate Director of UnitedHealth Group’s corporate privacy office. During his time in these roles he supported the development and launch of global privacy programs to support compliance with privacy regulations in the U.S., e.g., HIPAA, CCPA, in Europe, e.g., GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, and in Asia, e.g., Japan’s APPI, China’s Cybersecurity Law. During this time he cultivated an interest in educating corporations on the broad implications and competitive advantages of data privacy and the importance of privacy-by-design.
Hamza received his Juris Doctor from the Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) for U.S. and European laws, a Certified Privacy Program Manager (CIPM), and a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP). Hamza is licensed to practice law in Maryland, an occasional contributor to the OneTrust Data Guidance blog, and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).