Elena Elkina

Elena Elkina is a Co-founder & Partner at Aleada Consulting, where she advises clients on privacy and information security. She is also a Co-founder & Board Member for Women in Security and Privacy (WISP), a non-profit organization that aims to advance women and minorities in the privacy and security fields. For Elena Elkina, privacy hits close to home. Her childhood in a secret city in the Soviet Union morphed into a driving need to safeguard privacy of businesses and individuals, especially those who are unaware of their own risk and vulnerability. After emigrating to the U.S., law degree in hand, Elkina has been managing privacy, data protection, and compliance for fast-growth and mature companies around the globe for over 20 years.