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AILEEN CRONIN is a recognized leader in data privacy, information governance, responsible AI, and risk management. She is an integral member of the senior leadership team, helping drive strategy and priorities for F5’s customers and products. Her extensive legal expertise in data privacy, responsible AI and enterprise risk, combined with her collaborative & transparent style, delivers powerful results.

As Chief Privacy Officer, Aileen has 3 primary responsibilities:

1. Design, implement and operate F5’s enterprise data privacy and responsible AI programs 2. Establish company-wide standards and programs for products and services
3. Showcase to customers and partners how F5 technologies leverage and use the power of data
Before joining F5, Aileen was Associate General Counsel, Managing Director, Information Management & Complaince of Alaska Airlines where she led the enterprise privacy, compliance and risk management programs. She brings more than 25 years of experience both as a Chief Privacy Officer and compliance and risk management leader.

Aileen has a JD from Gonzaga University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of California, San Diego.

Mark Korman serves as Vice President and General Counsel of Sygnia, a leading global cyber readiness and response team, applying creative approaches and battle-tested solutions to help organizations beat attackers and stay secure. With nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of corporate and technology law, Mark has played a pivotal role in Sygnia’s remarkable growth and expansion, helping the company secure a meaningful market share in the cybersecurity sector. In his role, Mark leads a legal team responsible for privacy and security, corporate governance, commercial, compliance, employment, intellectual property, and more. He also partners with key stakeholders of Sygnia’s cybersecurity delivery team when dealing with complex client engagements. Mark’s leadership and legal acumen have been instrumental in shaping Sygnia’s business and legal strategy, ensuring compliance, while driving innovation and thought leadership. Mark's expertise spans a wide array of disciplines, from orchestrating complex cross-border transactions to crafting sophisticated licensing agreements and spearheading mergers and acquisitions. He is proficient in navigating data privacy and security regulations, and has a deep understanding of U.S. securities laws, having provided strategic counsel to Israeli companies on SEC and NASDAQ compliance matters and other pivotal corporate and securities issues. Prior to joining Sygnia, Mark served as the Director of Legal Affairs at Zerto, an HPE company, where he further refined his strategic acumen through invaluable in-house experience. Before this, he spent seven years at Goldfarb Gross Seligman, Israel’s leading law firm, where he honed his skills in navigating complex legal landscapes. Mark was chosen to be on the Legal 500 2023 GC Powerlist, holds a master’s degree in international commercial law from Hebrew University/Georgetown University, and holds a Black Duck Legal Specialist Certificate.

As the Chief Information Security Officer for Equinix, Michael is responsible for leading Equinix's Trust and Security programs. His responsibilities include leading the company's Trust programs, information and cyber security strategy, cyber security risk management and compliance programs. Michael oversees Equinix's security across product development, Operations, IT, compliance and business continuity teams to assure the company has a world-class approach to securing its global assets as well as providing the most secure and compliant environment for over 10k customers and partners in over 250 global datacenters and 400K interconnections.
Michael has extensive experience in enterprise IT support and has held several executive roles with Microsoft, Fireeye and EMC. He has extensive experience overseeing global cybersecurity programs and advising large enterprises, governments and regulators across global markets. His roles include:

• Microsoft holding various leadership roles including Regional CIO for Asia and EMEA, Asia Chief Cybersecurity Officer, and Global Director of Cloud Internet and Security Operations.

• Fireeye serving as Vice President of Cloud and Intelligence Services leading all cloud-security operations supporting FireEye’s threat intelligence backbone and cloud services of Threat Analytics Platform, Email Threat Prevention, Mobile Threat Platform and Cloud Endpoint Security.

• EMC serving as an IT and Services Leader responsible for their EMC Proven platform resulting in a CIO100 industry recognitions, and digital transformation programs securely digitizing over 200+ enterprise processes.

• Digital Realty where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer.

Michael is an industry recognized innovative IT and Security leader and serves as an Independent Director to F5 Networks and Sygnia, as well as an advisor to several security and IT startups and venture capital firms.
Michael has dual degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of New Mexico.

Jena M. Valdetero serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s U.S. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice where she advises clients on complex data privacy and security issues. She has led more than 1,000 data breach investigations. A litigator by background, Jena defends companies against privacy and data breach litigation, with an emphasis on class action lawsuits. She has designed and conducted dozens of data breach tabletop exercises to empower clients to respond effectively to a data security incident. She also counsels companies on data privacy and security compliance programs and advises on privacy and cyber risks associated with mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and securities. Jena also advises a diverse array of clients on compliance with existing and emerging privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). She is a certified privacy professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US), for which she is a former KnowledgeNet Co-Chair.