Heather Allen is a distinguished privacy and compliance leader who has built comprehensive privacy programs from the ground up in the healthcare sector. At 1-800 Contacts, she architected and implemented the organization’s first comprehensive privacy and compliance program, establishing HIPAA compliance while supporting business growth. She is currently serving as the Privacy Officer & Director of Privacy at CHG Healthcare where Heather set the strategic tone in building and implementing the privacy program and integrating privacy-by design methodologies for product development, pioneered vendor risk management for 200+ third parties, and established governance structures that balance regulatory requirements with business objectives. Heather holds multiple prestigious certifications including CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, CHPC, and CDPSE, and earned her MBA in Healthcare Administration from Western Governor’s University.