About the IAPP

Stephanie Westfield serves as Senior Counsel – Privacy, advising on data privacy, security, and emerging technologies at Ford Motor Company. She has extensive experience in data privacy, security, artificial intelligence, governance, policy development and implementation, and related contracting strategy. She assists teams with global data privacy and security compliance matters and coordinates stakeholder initiatives across geographies and business units. This work entails developing internal consensus, evaluating changes in international law and policy, and helping to direct her client's legal compliance for novel and unique initiatives.

Over the course of her career, Stephanie has worked at AmLaw and boutique law firms supporting commercial initiatives and broad compliance requirements. Her prior practice also includes representation of clients in emerging delivery and pick-up services; social media; cryptocurrency spaces; and traditional corporate and compliance practices.

Ms. Westfield is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), as certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). She has presented and written extensively on the topics of data privacy and emerging technologies within the employment space.