Specializes in information governance and data privacy
Expert in records and information management
PhD and CIPP/US
Chicago
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Joseph Shepley is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in Chicago. He specializes in information governance and data privacy. His primary areas of concentration are records and information management and data minimization.
With more than 20 years of information governance experience, Mr. Shepley has performed records and information management assessments, program modernization, benchmarking and large scale data cleanup. He has helped organizations design and implement successful information governance programs, with a focus on meeting the retention and disposal requirements of U.S. and global regulations, such as California’s CPRA, the GDPR in the E.U. and NYDFS 500.13.
Mr. Shepley has worked with clients across a range of industries, including healthcare, life sciences, financial services, energy, retail, manufacturing and insurance.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Shepley spent three years with Ankura Consulting Group in Chicago, where he most recently served as Senior Managing Director. In this role, he designed and launched the Records and Information Management service line. Before that, he spent nine years at Doculabs, Inc as a Vice President and Practice Leader.
Mr. Shepley earned a bachelor’s degree in English, religious studies and philosophy from Connecticut College and a master’s degree and a PhD in the history of Christianity from the University of Chicago. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional U.S.; a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals; an Advisor for the Health Sector Coordinating Council Working Group – Risk Assessment (TG-2); on the planning committee of the Western Energy Institute; and on the spring conference planning committee of ARMA Houston.
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