About the IAPP

Jay is the Privacy Officer at FortisBC, a British Columbia based company that delivers renewable energy, natural gas, and electricity to 1.2 million customers in 135 BC communities, and 57 Indigenous communities. Prior to joining FortisBC, Jay was the principal at Rouleur Privacy Consulting, a Canadian based firm that provided privacy and information security advice to organizations in both public and private sectors. As well, Jay also has extensive experience in leading privacy programs in higher education and insurance industries. 

Jay is a certified privacy professional (CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP designations) who has spoken at numerous privacy conferences and written on the topic. He has served two terms on the Canadian Advisory Board IAPP and is a member of the IAPP training faculty. Additionally, Jay has co-chaired the Canadian Privacy Symposium (Toronto) several times and provided subject matter guidance to the development of the IAPP ‘s Canadian privacy training program. Locally he is a past chair of the British Columbia Privacy Professionals Network, a privacy and data security networking group.