Robert has more than 30 years of global Data Protection/Privacy and Information Technology experience within the Federal, Public and Private Sectors. He served as a Medical Service Corps Officer in the Navy, finishing his military career as the Medical Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Pacific Fleet. Since retiring from military service, Robert has held positions as VP/CIO of Sparrow Health System; VP of International Operations and Business Development for MyDocOnline a wholly owned subsidiary of Aventis Pharmaceuticals; and served as the U.S. divisional Chief Privacy Officer for Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Roche Pharmaceuticals, and Genentech. As a data protection and privacy professional, Robert has worked within the Legal and Healthcare Compliance Departments of his employers to develop, operationalize, and executive overarching enterprise data protection/governance/privacy programs. Since joining Deloitte & Touche LLP, Robert has completed multiple data protection/ privacy engagements, and has lead remediation activities in the areas of HIPAA HITECH / HIPAA Omnibus, enterprise, international and cross border data transfer, and leads practice development efforts associated with revisions in the EU regulatory environment (GDPR and Privacy Shield).