Jade Nester
GSMA Director for Consumer Policy
Jade
Nester is Director, Consumer Policy, at the GSMA, a trade association
representing the interests of mobile network operators worldwide. Previously,
she was at Promontory Financial Group, an IBM company, where she advised
clients on compliance with privacy and data protection laws and regulations.
Between
2006 and 2014, Jade held a number of roles within the U.S. government,
including Senior Advisor for Internet Policy at the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA) within the Commerce Department and
Director, Internet Public Policy at the State Department.
During
the Obama Administration, Jade co-chaired a White House National Science and
Technology Council working group responsible for U.S. policy on commercial
cross-border privacy issues, including U.S. views on the EU GDPR. She also
participated in the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Consultation. In 2010, Jade served as
the head of the U.S. delegation to the OECD Working Party on Information
Security and Privacy.
In
addition to global privacy frameworks, Jade has deep knowledge of issues
related to Internet intermediary liability, copyright, cybersecurity, net
neutrality, and Internet governance. She has a J.D. from The Catholic
University of America, Columbus School of Law and a B.A. from The George
Washington University. She holds the CIPP/E, CIPP/G and CIPM certifications,
and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
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