A technology and privacy specialist with over 20 years of experience navigating the complex intersection of innovation, governance, and cybersecurity.
Imagine watching your bank account drain in real time because your identity has been stolen. In 2013, that happened to Ross. It is a nightmare no one should experience — and it changed the trajectory of his career.
That personal crisis became a global mission: to help people and organizations understand what their data is worth, who is collecting it, and what to do about it. For the past decade, Ross has taken that experience and built a practice around making privacy, AI governance, and cybersecurity accessible, operational, and actually effective.
The result is a consultant and speaker who does not sell checkbox compliance. He sells clarity.
Ross works across two distinct but connected domains: consulting for tech companies who need to operationalize privacy and governance, and keynote speaking for events that want their audiences to actually understand the stakes.
Both have the same core: direct, plain-language, practitioner-first communication. No legal hand-wringing. No vague frameworks. Real outcomes for real teams.
See Consulting Services →Work spans Canadian, US, and international frameworks. The practice is grounded in operational reality: what the law requires, what engineers can implement, and how to close the gap between the two.
Ross is not a lawyer and does not provide legal advice.
Ross brings more than subject matter expertise to the stage. A competitive circus arts performer, his work with physical performance has shaped a unique approach to keynote delivery — including one talk where a different type of podium rises on stage to make governance concepts tangible in an entirely unexpected way.
The result is an audience experience that is hard to forget — and a set of risk and control metaphors that actually stick.
About Key Risqué Indicators →Privacy, AI, and cybersecurity for people who have to make it work. Conversations with practitioners, regulators, and builders — without the consulting-speak.
Listen to the Podcast →Speaking engagements, consulting, or just a conversation. Reach out.
