Alex Proctor
Alex Proctor is a privacy and data protection professional with 15 years of experience spanning healthcare, critical infrastructure, and other highly regulated industries. With a strong foundation in cybersecurity, Alex brings a unique perspective to privacy and AI leadership. He led a cybersecurity consulting practice for half a decade and has led cybersecurity and privacy governance, risk, and compliance programs at a prominent EPC firm. He has also developed AI governance training resources used by cyber governance professionals globally. Alex serves as the Chief Trust & Privacy Officer at Captain Compliance—a privacy technology startup dedicated to simplifying complex privacy challenges and reducing privacy risk. The company’s streamlined platform addresses cookie consent management, dynamic privacy notices, data subject request processing, and more. Alex graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS). He holds numerous industry certifications, including the ISC2 CISSP and CCSP, as well as the IAPP CIPM, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPT, and AIGP. Recognized by the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Alex also chairs the IAPP Detroit KnowledgeNet chapter. He fosters dialogue and knowledge-sharing within the privacy community.
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AI Governance Is Accelerating: Why Privacy Professionals Must Rethink Their Stack
Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology sitting at the edge of enterprise adoption.
UK Biobank Data for Sale in China: How a Major Medical Research Breach Exposes Deep Flaws in Data Governance
The news landed like a quiet bombshell: detailed health records from nearly half a million UK Biobank participants were listed for sale…
The SECURE Data Act
Ready for a Comprehensive Analysis of America’s Latest Attempt at Federal Privacy Law?
AI Guardrails Give Governance Teams a False Sense of Security
Here’s What They’re Missing The most widely deployed AI safety mechanism in enterprise settings today was never designed to manage legal risk.
AI When AI Becomes the Threat: What Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Decision Means for Your Cybersecurity and Privacy Governance
A leading AI lab just publicly acknowledged that one of its own models may be too dangerous for general release.
HHS Releases Updated HIPAA Security Guidance: Why Risk Management Is Now the Centerpiece of Compliance
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has quietly reinforced a critical message…
GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE California’s Cybersecurity Audit Mandate
When the California Privacy Protection Agency finalized its cybersecurity audit regulations in mid-2025, many businesses quietly braced for the paperwork.
Booking.com Warns Customers of Data Breach Exposing Names, Contact Details, and Reservation Information
Booking.com, one of the world’s largest online travel and accommodation platforms, has notified affected customers of a data breach in which unauthorized…
DATA Governors in Virginia and Kentucky Enact Amendments Strengthening Comprehensive Privacy Laws
In a continued push to refine state-level consumer data protections, two Democratic governors recently signed targeted amendments to their states’ comprehensive privacy…
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