Alexandra Vesalga, CIPP/US

I'm a California attorney and consultant focused on privacy.

I am deeply passionate about privacy, data ethics, and online safety, and have worked with companies of all sizes and maturations to help them maximize the value of their data while reducing risk and maintaining user trust.

I have several years of rich, dedicated experience in privacy, including:

–Privacy and Cyber Security Advisor at Fenwick and West, where I advise some of the world's biggest technology companies on privacy and regulatory matters;

–Attorney for the California Office of the Attorney General, Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit, where I investigated and litigated privacy matters on behalf of the People and State of California;

–Principal Consultant for Privacy Panacea, a boutique firm providing strategic data privacy and compliance evaluations and advice;

–Senior Policy Analyst at TrustArc, a global leader in privacy;

–In-house legal roles at various technology companies, where I advised on privacy matters, built internal programs, and worked with technical teams to build compliance solutions.

In law school, I earned my specialization certificate in Intellectual Property with honors. I served as Editor-in-Chief of Golden Gate University Law Review, which fostered my tremendous appreciation of academia, writing, editing, teaching, and working with others.

My own Law Review article, which focuses on Fourth Amendment issues related to geolocational data in social media, can be found at 43 GOLDEN GATE UNIV. L. REV. 459 (2013). Today, I serve on Golden Gate University School of Law's Intellectual Property Law Advisory Board.

I am a certified yoga teacher and also enjoy running, philosophy, music, art, ballet, architecture, reading, and writing.