In New Jersey, Carrie Parikh serves as not only the chief data and privacy officer, but also as chief operating officer for the state’s Office of Information Technology. At the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Midyear conference last week, Parikh explained how those two roles go hand in hand, and also how she works to maintain consistency across state systems for both legacy and new technologies.
“One of the things we talk about in the privacy world is privacy by design,” Parikh said, “so I get to see all the places where we’re lacking privacy protocols, where we’ve already built out some pretty incredible opportunities with respect to the privacy program, and where to go next.”