INQ Consulting

Managing Principal and Co-Founder

Owner and operator of a legal and management consulting firm specializing in the development and delivery of privacy consulting services to public and private sector clients.

Principal Consultant

INQ Law

Partner

University of Toronto

Co-teaching the Privacy and Data Governance course in the Global Professional LLM program.

Adjunct Professor

University of Windsor Faculty of Law

Instructor for the inaugural Privacy Law in Canada course.

Sessional Instructor

Cancer Care Ontario

Directed Privacy and Access Office for multi-billion dollar Provincial agency, tasked with ensuring privacy of personal health information of Ontarians under its prescribed statuses under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004, and compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Accomplishments include:

Led drafting and ensured adherence to Data Sharing Agreements, resulting in increased compliance with terms by Informatics department and streamlining of process.

Managed relationship with external stakeholders with respect to privacy and access, including IPC, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, ICES, CIHI, POGO, hospitals, and other data partners.

Strengthened governance and accountability by establishing a Privacy Risk and Compliance managerial function, establishing privacy governance bodies across the organisation, and developing performance reporting for both privacy services as well as privacy office performance.

Director, Privacy and Access

Chief Privacy Officer (Acting)

Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority

Chief Of Staff

Courtyard Group

Led the operations of the Access to Care (ATC) Portfolio Office, which involved directing the work of other Portfolio Office resources, providing strategic direction to ATC Director, creating and coordinating the creation briefings and presentations, liaising with key stakeholders,  risk management, and ensuring visibility into procurement across the ATC Portfolio.  Primary focus: ER/ALC Information Strategy.  
Co-facilitated a strategic retreat with the Executive Directors of the 14 CCACs to set the foundation for a new eHealth strategy for the OACCAC
Managed a capacity review of the HSAP Division of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to assess the capacity of the Division to deliver on key priorities of the government, the Minister, the Deputy Minister and the HSAP Assistant Deputy Minister over three years – resulted in the delivery of a roadmap of priority objectives for the Assistant Deputy Minister
Managed the identification of future needs and assessment of gaps in services/programs for the Ontario Regional Cancer Programs - final report outlined actionable recommendations to advance the progress of the regional cancer programs across Ontario 
Led the development of an organizational review of SIMS at UHN, presenting practical advice to senior executives 
Selected to work directly with Managing Partner to develop corporate strategy for an international organization with over $30M in revenue 
Conceived and implemented a contract management process and delegation policy for an international consulting
Helped manage risks of a growth organization through the development of a Privacy Policy.  Acted as Deputy Privacy Officer, supporting Canada, the US and the UK
Led the annual operational planning process of an international company, managing all senior partners in the creation of their client account plans, budgets, and targets
Coached and mentored junior analysts on leadership development and solutions to address specific client engagements

Consultant

-	Contributed to the research and writing on an edited volume on health and human rights
-	Collaborated with a team of lawyers in the development of a skills building workshop for the 2006 International AIDS Conference, which was well-received by participants
-	Annotated recent case law and developed materials for the national and International approaches to Reproductive and Sexual Health Law class at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, which continues to be used

Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Fellow

Heenan Blaikie LLP

	Conducted research regarding privacy issues, actively participated in corporate transaction closings, summarized contracts, reviewed scripts and films for copyright and trademark infringements, participated in due diligence processes, reviewed corporate by-laws and minute books, and translated contracts from French to English
	Investigated human rights issues in labour and employment law; authored papers regarding the duty to accommodate, globalization and international trade agreements, summarized case law for newsletters, drafted termination letters and researched memos analyzing legal issues such as insubordination, fraud, strikes and lockouts, pension benefits and occupational health and safety
	Wrote memoranda on topics including the enforcement of oral contracts, quantifying damages for loss of vision, and various issues under the Employment Standards Act
	Drafted settlement letters, assignments of copyright, and reviewed shareholder agreements and leases

Articling Student

CTV News

Played an integral role in a major transaction by managing the acquisition of documents, preparing the data room, while supervising the performance of, and contributing to, the due diligence process
Researched memoranda including issues regarding the scope of PIPEDA

Summer Student

I make privacy program management simple

Samara is a results-oriented strategic privacy leader, lawyer and consultant, who leverages operational privacy leadership experience into practical strategies for program and project success. Samara is the founder of Drawbridge Consulting.

For Drawbridge, privacy is our business. We believe that “privacy” means individual control over decisions made about data, not complete secrecy. We ask the right questions. 

We understand the importance of good governance and criteria-based decision-making about personal information. We know that strong practical organizational privacy practices reduce risk. We enable access to data using privacy best practices for both private and public sector clients, from IT implementations that help your company’s efficiency to research and innovation technologies that improve health outcomes. 

Samara can be contacted at samarastarkman@drawbridgeconsulting.com
Http://www.drawbridgeconsulting.com

Samara Starkman

EDM Council

Canadian & U.S. Advocate for Enterprise Data Management Council (EDMC)  
~ Providing active support for ~35 Canadian based public & private sector orgs & ~20 US Corporates whose employees are participating in the Council. 
Membership benefits > https://edmcouncil.org/page/membershipbenefits > are extended to every employee of the organization. 
Book a meeting with me to learn more about how you & your colleagues can participate in our programs > https://calendly.com/edm_council_canada

~ Helping members with adopting the EDMC's Data Management Capability Model (DCAM) Framework for assessment of 8 Components, 38 Capabilities, 136 Sub-Capabilities, 488+ Objectives

~ Actively promoting awareness of the EDM Council across public, private sector orgs across Canada - primarily focused on CDO & CIO Offices within the Public Sector & Financial Services, Health Sciences, Telecommunications, Professional Services & Technology sectors within the private sector

Canadian & U.S Advocate @ EDM Council

Canadian RegTech Association

Responsible for supporting member organizations of the Canadian RegTech Association through the design & execution of our strategy in collaboration w/ Regulators, Financial Institutions & Technology companies.

Member Board Of Directors / Member Relations

The Conference Board of Canada

I am serving as a Strategic Advisor to the Conference Board's Council of Chief Data and Analytics Officers

Council for Chief Data and Analytics Officers - Strategic Advisor

Maple Peak Group Inc

Launched in 2006, Maple Peak Group Inc. www.maplepeakgroup.com is a Canadian-based boutique consultancy that serves entrepreneurs, founders and C-x level Executives with product ideation support, enhanced business development strategies, qualified business lead generation & identification of strategic partnerships

Founder

iComply Investor Services

Strategic Advisor

Prodago

Contributing to the design & development of 
Prodago’s ~ AI Governance SaaS ~ go-to-market approach

Principal Consultant | AI Risk Governance

Scotiabank

Responsible for leading the development of a Data Strategy in support of enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Risk multi-year transformation program and OSFI / FinTRAC regulatory remediation related to Customer Risk Rating, Name-Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Filtering programs.

Defined AML Risk domain scope & structure, standards, critical data elements, and data quality standards integrating input from all business lines, geographies and delivery channels.

Responded with the design and implementation of strategic action plans for addressing Internal Audit findings related to gaps in AML data governance capabilities and controls.

Was responsible for defining, developing and implementing an AML Data Management Framework and associated Standards as committed to the NY Fed to address MRIA. These deliverables were extended to data management components of New York State/ Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) section 504 regulation re: AML Transaction Monitoring and Filtering program - a regulatory compliance assessment due April 15th annually. 
https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry_guidance/transaction_monitoring

Director - Data Governance - Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Risk

Primary responsibilities include the development and implementation of a Data Governance Framework for Global Risk Management's Market Risk and CounterParty Credit Risk domains - that aligns closely with the Basel Committee Banking Supervisor's #BCBS - Principles for Effective Risk Data Aggregation and Risk Reporting (RDARR)

Director, Data Governance - Market Risk / Counterparty Credit Risk

Served for 2.5 years as RBC’s representative on the Board of Directors with the Enterprise Data Management Council (www.edmcouncil.org). Instrumental in growing the Canadian membership. Internal champion for RBC on Council initiatives including; Data Management Maturity self-assessment model, Data Quality Working Group, education and promotion for the adoption of the Financial Information Business Ontology

Board Member

RBC Capital Markets

Responsible for leading a team (project manager, business analysts, data administration and data quality analysts) that designed and executed strategic enterprise data management ‘change the bank’ activities within capital markets and in support of global regulatory and compliance  obligations e.g.FATCA, FTT, BASEL 

Collaborated with Liquidity Risk Management to define and operationalize a data quality management framework for measuring, monitoring and reporting on ~ 300 attributes employed for Basel III

Generated a recurring monthly operating subsidy of $80,000 per month using existing head-count to provide a fully-managed data service outside of RBC to another Tier 1 Canadian bank

Re-designed business process for creation and maintenance of Legal Entity hierarchy data within enterprise regulatory reporting system replacing legacy manual process with automated solution leveraging existing Bloomberg licensed content. Enabled Research group to streamline disparate processes and reduce headcount 

Developed data governance process to ensure end-users were compliant with Risk Management Standing Order specific to the sourcing and usage of vendor licensed content

Developed and maintained excellent working relationships with many external vendor partners to RBC including; GoldenSource, Thomson-Reuters, Interactive Data Corp, Bloomberg, Standard & Poors, Morningstar, RIMES, FactSet, Markit, SmartStream, Moody's, Alacra, Exchange-Data International - references available from each

Associate Director, Global Reference Data Operations

Responsible for conducting research & analysis on competitive offerings to CGI’s Banking & Investment I.P. offerings, synthesizing industry trends and their impact to financial services client base & incorporating all findings into annual product development roadmaps  

Developed a ‘go to market’ plan and qualified Sales prospects for ‘StarSource’ a hosted investment funds valuation service, exceeding planned targets by generating $60,000 per month in recurring revenues from 10 new clients within 18 months of launch. Supported the business growth to approx. $100,000 per month in revenue by year 3, consistently maintained a target operating margin of 30%

Responsible for creating and managing 3rd-party alliances, negotiating licensing contracts and developing revenue sharing models with vendor partners including; Reuters, S&P, Scotia McLeod, CIBC World Markets, Initram Data
Significant Achievements:
June 2002 – Received President’s ‘Award of Excellence’ for outstanding contributions during a 9 month vendor conversion project.

Sr. Product Development & Marketing Analyst

Canadian & U.S. Advocate @ EDM Council | Director / Member Relations Lead @ Canadian RegTech Assoc. | Founder @ Maple Peak Group Inc. |

20 years of financial services industry experience representing business management/ project sponsors during business case development and then project implementation phases.

Strong mentor and partner comfortable traversing into the I.T. management domain to ensure mutual understanding/ expectations are in alignment with business objectives. 

Actively tracking risk management, anti-money laundering regulatory changes and anticipating the impact these will have on internal risk appetite, enterprise data management/ governance policies.

Highly accomplished and results-oriented leader that has designed and implemented effective, lean Data Governance strategies at multiple tier-one banks in Canada.

Recognized for expertise in development and implementation of;
   BCBS 239 (Basel Principles for Effective Risk Data Aggregation &   
   Risk Reporting) program in support of Market Risk and Counterparty 
   Credit Risk domains.
   DFS504 (NY State AML Transaction Monitoring & Name-Screening 
   regulation)

Partnered with business, IT and Operations to develop strategic data solutions to support capital markets business, global risk management, regulatory compliance requirements.

Trusted partner and catalyst for change in supporting complex, transformational enterprise initiatives. 

A client-focused relationship manager who produces innovative solutions with measurable outcomes in collaboration with diverse stakeholders representing business, technology, consulting interests.

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