Dominique Shelton Leipzig
Dominique Shelton Leipzig is a Chambers ranked Mayer Brown Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner. Leading the firm’s Global Data Innovation team, she counsels CEOs and Board Members on smart digital governance. She has trained 50,000+ professionals in AI, privacy and cyber. For decades, Dominique has studied legal trends to accurately forecast digital risks and opportunities. Companies, with a collective market cap of over 3 trillion USD have benefited from her insights. She actively advises CEOs and Board Members how to unlock that value of enterprise innovation through mitigating risks . Trust. Responsible AI, Innovation, Privacy & Data Leadership is her fourth book. In its December 19th press release, Forbes described the book as follows:
“Trust. is Shelton Leipzig’s reminder to today’s leaders that regardless of the nature of their business, they are data leaders, and their company is a data company–especially regarding emerging technologies like generative AI.
In addition to words of warning, Trust. offers a comprehensive and enlightening exploration of the data issues facing every single company board and C-Suite. Shelton Leipzig covers both the incredible value of data, as well as the sacred responsibilities to protect it in the definitive playbook on solutions for CEOs and Board Members. Her insights help these leaders create effective governance structures to optimize trust in AI, digital security, and data privacy.”
An overview of the book is contained in this short MIT article titled A framework for assessing AI risk.
She founded the Digital Trust Summit at the Watson Institute of Brown University for business, academic and governmental leaders to re imagine effective data oversight.
Named a Diligent Modern Governance 100 leader, a NASDAQ/Equilar Top 50 Diverse Board Candidate, and a LA Times “Legal Visionary,” she has won 25 awards. A board member of the AI Governance Center and the International Association of Privacy Professionals, she is certified in privacy and board governance. Dominique is the co-founder of NxtWork, dedicated to diverse leadership.