S3E3: 'Shifting Left from Practicing Attorney to Privacy Engineer’ with Jay Averitt (Microsoft)

Jay’s unique professional journey from Attorney to Privacy Engineer

Jay’s big mindset shift from serving as Privacy Counsel to Privacy Engineer, from a day-to-day and internal perspective

Why constant learning is essential in the field of privacy engineering, requiring us to keep up with ever-changing laws, standards, and technologies

Jay’s comparison of what it's like to work for Twitter vs. Microsoft when it comes to how each company focuses on privacy and data protection

Two ways to determine Privacy Program Maturity, according to Jay

How engineering-focused organizations can unify around a corporate privacy strategy and how privacy pros can connect to people beyond their siloed teams

Why building and maintaining relationships is the key for privacy engineers to be seen as enablers instead of blockers

A detailed look at the 'Technical Privacy Review' process

A peak into Privacy Quest’s gamified privacy engineering platform and the events that Jay & Debra are leading as part of its DPD'24 Festival Village month-long puzzles and events

Debra's & Jay's experiences at the USENIX PEPR'23; why it provided so much value for them both; and, why you should consider attending PEPR'24

Ways to utilize online Slack communities, LinkedIn, and other tools to stay active in the privacy engineering world