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About Owen Behle, J.D.
Owen Behle is a dedicated data privacy professional with a comprehensive background spanning the legal, operational, and auditing facets of the field. Holding a Juris Doctor from the Nebraska College of Law, where he graduated with an emphasis in Cyber, Space, and Telecommunications Law, Owen is driven by the conviction that individuals have a fundamental right to control their personal data. His expertise includes a deep understanding of global privacy laws, such as the GDPR, PIPEDA, and LGPD, as well as domestic US laws like California’s CCPA/CPRA, Utah’s UCPA, and Delaware’s DPDPA. He also has experience with sector-specific regulations, including HIPAA, GLBA, and COPPA. Owen has put this legal knowledge into practice by drafting numerous data protection agreements, privacy policies, and consent notices, and by establishing processes for monitoring and assessing changes in the regulatory landscape.
Throughout his career, Owen has specialized in turning regulatory requirements into actionable, organizational measures. He has extensive experience in operationalizing core privacy activities, including establishing processes for Data Protection Impact
Assessments (DPIAs) and Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), as well as developing robust data breach response plans. His hands-on experience includes mapping personal data using tools like OneTrust and BigID and implementing "privacy-by-design" principles in collaboration with various business units, such as building consent management features that include “opt-in" and "opt-out" capabilities for users.
Furthermore, Owen has conducted extensive data privacy audits across diverse industries—including the arts/media, business/finance, health science/medical technology, and manufacturing sectors—evaluating compliance against numerous standards and frameworks like the NIST Privacy Framework and ISO 27701 Privacy Standards, the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and issuing SOC 2 Type II Privacy reports. This unique combination of legal, operational, and auditing experience makes Owen an invaluable partner in developing, assessing, and maturing your organization's privacy program.