In addition to providing privacy expertise, Ms. Chibba is a Research Associate with the Privacy and Big Data Institute at Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario). Ms. Chibba was Director, Policy Department and Special Projects at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada (IPC). During her 10-year tenure at the IPC, her department was responsible for conducting research and analysis, as well as liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to support Dr. Ann Cavoukian’s leadership role in proactively addressing privacy and technology issues affecting the public, otherwise known as Privacy by Design.
Michelle has over two decades of experience in strategy development, most of it in the public sector where she was responsible for developing and implementing several strategic policy projects. She received a master’s degree from Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.), with a focus on ethics and international business. She is a frequent speaker on Privacy by Design and emerging data privacy/technology issues and has written a number of publications on privacy and technology.
