Pippa Akem, CHPC, HCCA, CIPP/E

A senior manager in the Risk Assurance & Advisory Services group, Pippa has over 10 years of governance, risk and compliance experience in healthcare, technology and other sectors. Her expertise includes developing and implementing privacy and security programs, including policy governance; drafting privacy policy and controls in line with security and privacy frameworks (NIST, HIPAA, HITECH); and collaborations on vulnerability management and security awareness programs.

Prior to joining Armanino, she held privacy functions at Fortune 500 companies supporting General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation and the transition to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance. Pippa holds the Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) designation and is a member of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) and CIPP/E certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).