The Data Diva Talks Privacy AI and Governance | BDO USA
The Data Diva Talks Privacy AI and Governance | BDO USA
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Publish Date: 2026-05-21 03:00:00
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Debbie Reynolds (AKA the “Data Diva”) is one of the sharpest minds in data privacy anywhere. She’s been ahead of the trends, consistently, and for years. Getting her into the BDO USA Legal Tech Talk studio with Daniel Gold and Eric Derk was genuinely a pleasure.
“Data systems were built to remember data. Not to forget it.”
That right there is what we call an operational problem sitting inside almost every organization running an AI initiative right now. And, Debbie unpacks it with the kind of clarity that only comes from the Data Diva’s years of actually solving these problems in the field.
We covered a lot of ground in this one:
1) Why AI governance fails before it ever reaches the technology layer
2) How records management professionals are the most undervalued people in any data-intensive organization right now
3) The difference between data retention and data deletion, and why most companies only do one of them
4) Why the privacy failures that cost companies the most are almost never intentional
If you’re working anywhere near AI strategy, privacy compliance, or legal tech, this is 38 minutes well spent.
Thank you, Debbie!!
Listen here:
BDO Website: https://lnkd.in/gkUWubNy
Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gZRxayxc
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gCMFt7M9
Guest Notes
Debbie has more than 20 years of experience in digital transformation and data privacy with a background in library science and information management, which shaped her view of data flows.
Widely published and quoted in outlets such as Bloomberg Law, Law360, PBS, Wired, and The New York Times, Debbie translates complex privacy law into practical business guidance.
She was appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board and has served in leadership roles with IEEE on cybersecurity and next generation connectivity systems.
Host of the long running, award winning “The Data Diva Talks Privacy Podcast,” which reaches a global audience across 150+…
