Transcend Field Trips
Transcend Field Trips
Podcast Description
On the Transcend Field Trips podcast, join the industry's first Field Chief Privacy Officer, Ron De Jesus of Transcend for conversations with visionary privacy leaders, innovative technologists, and influential regulators actively shaping our industry.In the first series, Ron speaks with Dan Nechita, Kai Zenner, Max Schrems, and Felicien Vallet.You can also watch all these conversations on our Transcend website and YouTube channel.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on topics related to privacy rights, AI governance, and regulatory developments, with episodes discussing the complexities of data minimization, privacy enforcement across Europe and the US, and the future of the AI Office in the EU. Examples include Felicien Vallet discussing AI risks and Max Schrems analyzing fragmented privacy frameworks.
On the Transcend Field Trips podcast, join the industry’s first Field Chief Privacy Officer, Ron De Jesus of Transcend for conversations with visionary privacy leaders, innovative technologists, and influential regulators actively shaping our industry.
In the first series, Ron speaks with Dan Nechita, Kai Zenner, Max Schrems, and Felicien Vallet.
You can also watch all these conversations on our Transcend website and YouTube channel.
In this episode of Transcend Field Trips, Ron De Jesus sits down with Aimee Cardwell, Transcend’s Chief Information Security Officer in Residence and former CISO at UnitedHealth Group, to explore the powerful intersection of privacy and security leadership.
Together, they unpack the CPO–CISO partnership—where tension meets trust—and how aligning these two disciplines can transform compliance, risk management, and innovation across the enterprise.
Listen to learn:
How privacy and security teams can move from parallel tracks to true partnership
What makes collaboration between CPOs and CISOs succeed—or stall
Why data minimization is a shared cornerstone of both security and privacy
How to approach AI governance and emerging risk together
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Meet Aimee Cardwell, Transcend’s CISO in Residence
01:37 The CPO–CISO partnership: tension and trust
03:47 Aligning privacy and security goals
05:13 Why data minimization matters for both teams
06:21 Balancing AI innovation and governance
07:53 Managing risk together
11:30 Vendor management and M&A transactions
15:04 Breaking the “Department of No” stigma
15:37 Who owns AI governance?
19:25 Advice for privacy and security leaders
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