“Global privacy tech expert with a refreshingly authentic perspective and lively & engaging presence.”
Debra J. Farber is a globally-recognized Privacy, Security and Ethical Tech Advisor and CEO of Principled LLC. Through Principled, she works with early and growth stage startups to craft go-to-market messaging that resonates with privacy, security, and data governance executives; evangelizes privacy-by-design and privacy engineering methodologies and tactics; and evaluates the uses of distributed ledger technologies, verified credentials, and decentralized identifiers for building ethical, transparent, and trusted technology. Debra thrives when she pours her passionate energy into building ethical ecosystems and communities. She serves as Metaverse Guardians Lead at XR Safety Institute (XRSI), Advisor to The Rise of Privacy Tech, a member of The Metaverse Reality Check citizen’s oversight board, and a member of The Open Voice Network’s Industry Advisor Council. Previously, she held privacy and security leadership roles at Amazon/AWS, BigID, Visa, and IBM.Debra currently serves on Advisory Boards for: - The Rise of Privacy Tech- Privado.ai- PrivacyCheq / Consentive- XR Safety Initiative (XRSI)- D-ID- The Open Voice Network (Linux Foundation)- Metaverse Reality Check (Citizen Oversight Board)- Rita Personal Data- Taskbar.ioPrevious Startup Advisory Board Roles: - BigID [Advisor to this unicorn’s founding team)- Habitu8 (acquired by Arctic Wolf)- Opsware Data- Wicked6 Cyber Games (Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu)- WOPLLI Technologies- VerifiablyDebra advises investors on the current & emerging privacy tech landscape and market opportunities for investment. She also guides privacy-1st tech companies on: product-market fit; go-to-market strategy; how to effectively message and sell to the CPO, DPO, CISO, & CDO; privacy-by-design and default strategies and tactics; and product marketing messaging. She invests directly in 2-3 privacy tech companies per year and is also an active investor on Regulation Crowdfunding sites like Republic, Start Engine, & Wefunder. In addition, she closely follows the blockchain / distributed ledger & self-sovereign identity (SSI] space with great interest. ———Some of Debra’s Angel investments include: PrivacyCode, Personal Digital Spaces, Blotout, Joyn Social Media
