Lessons I Learned in Law

Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Privacy Law with Mary Pothos

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Episode notes

On this week's show our host, Scott Brown, was delighted to welcome Mary Pothos, one of the leading voices in the Privacy space. Mary has held Chief Privacy Officer roles in some of the largest tech companies. 

Mary shares her career trajectory, starting from her days in-house in the financial services sector at Visa, and they discuss how she accidently pivoted into privacy!

The Privacy Legal landscape has shifted significantly over the last two decades, so they dive into some of these changes and consider what the next 10 years might look like, as well as how top companies are currently navigating the risk.

Mary walks us through her 3 lessons—the 'three Cs': Calmness, Curiosity, and Courage. 

If you like understanding what it's like working in a fast paced constantly changing legal landscape, don't miss this one!