Compliance & Regulatory Governance Executive

DEIDRE RODRIGUEZ

COMPLIANCE EXECUTIVE ENTERPRISE RISK & REGULATORY GOVERNANCE AI GOVERNANCE

Denver, CO 720-***-**** **********@***.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Compliance and Risk Executive with 15+ years leading enterprise governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management programs across healthcare and technology. Co-author of the Colorado Privacy Act, with a track record of building scalable governance and controls frameworks that reduce enterprise risk by 30%+, achieve zero material audit findings, and sustain 100% on-time regulatory compliance. Trusted executive advisor to boards and C-suite leadership on enterprise risk, regulatory strategy, and AI governance, with a reputation for building cultures of accountability and data integrity.

CORE COMPETENCIES

•Enterprise Risk & Compliance Management Regulatory Strategy & Regulatory Affairs Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

•AI Governance & Emerging Technology Risk Data Privacy & Protection / DPIAs Corporate & Board Governance

•Audit Readiness & Regulatory Examinations Enterprise Risk Assessments Internal Controls & Policy Architecture

•Third-Party & Vendor Risk Oversight Incident Response & Breach Management Regulatory & Board Reporting

•Compliance Training & Culture Building Cross-Functional Executive Leadership Privacy Program Design & Maturity Models

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Colorado Compliance Consulting, LLC Denver, CO

Founder & Principal Consultant Jan 2024 – Present

•Founded and lead a boutique compliance consultancy delivering privacy, AI governance, and audit-readiness solutions to clients ranging from startups to Fortune 15 enterprises, reducing compliance gaps by 30%+ and accelerating regulatory readiness.

•Designed enterprise-grade privacy and data governance programs for healthcare, nonprofit, and professional services clients, strengthening risk controls and improving regulatory alignment by 25%.

•Built AI governance and privacy compliance strategies aligned with evolving regulations, enabling clients to pass internal and external audits with zero critical findings across multiple engagements.

•Developed customized compliance training programs that increased employee policy adherence and audit preparedness by 40%.

Independent Consulting Preparation Denver, CO

Compliance & AI Governance Advisory (Pre-Launch) Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

•Conducted market research and competitive analysis to define a differentiated service offering in privacy, compliance, and AI governance advisory.

•Developed the business plan, engagement methodology, and client-acquisition strategy used to launch Colorado Compliance Consulting, LLC.

Elevance Health, Inc. / IngenioRx Denver, CO

Staff Vice President Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

•Led enterprise-wide privacy, TCPA, outbound communications, and records management programs for 100,000+ associates, strengthening regulatory controls across a complex, multi-entity environment.

•Reported enterprise compliance risks, audit findings, and trend analyses to the Board of Directors and executive leadership, driving timely remediation and reducing high-risk exposure by 35%.

•Reengineered vendor governance and oversight for privacy and records management platforms, improving compliance accuracy and operational efficiency by 30%.

•Built enterprise regulatory complaint and audit-response frameworks, cutting resolution timelines by 40% and delivering multiple successful regulatory outcomes, including direct authorship of the Colorado Privacy Act.

Elevance Health, Inc. / IngenioRx Denver, CO

Staff Vice President, Compliance / Chief Privacy Officer Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

•Directed enterprise privacy, records management, and TCPA compliance strategy across a complex, regulated healthcare ecosystem, strengthening governance maturity and regulatory alignment at scale.

•Elevated board-level risk intelligence, compliance metrics, and regulatory exposure analyses, enabling executive decision-making and reducing material compliance risk by 30%+.

•Built internal control architectures, audit methodologies, and regulatory frameworks, achieving zero material findings across multiple examination cycles.

•Implemented enterprise compliance monitoring and reporting mechanisms, increasing control effectiveness and issue remediation velocity by 35%.

Elevance Health, Inc. / IngenioRx Denver, CO

Staff Vice President, Privacy and Compliance Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

•Led enterprise privacy and compliance operations for 48,000+ associates across multiple business units, strengthening governance consistency and reducing privacy risk exposure by 30%.

•Built breach detection, escalation, and notification frameworks, cutting regulatory response timelines by 45% and achieving 100% on-time notification compliance across all reportable incidents.

•Codified enterprise-wide privacy policies and standards, increasing policy adoption and audit conformity by 40% across regulated functions.

•Directed continuous regulatory intelligence and state law monitoring programs, enabling proactive compliance readiness and preventing material findings across successive regulatory reviews.

Elevance Health, Inc. / IngenioRx Denver, CO

Director, Corporate Privacy Office and Regulatory Oversight Jan 2011 – Jan 2017

•Led enterprise privacy and regulatory oversight across 36 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, standardizing governance and elevating compliance maturity across a highly federated operating model.

•Directed large-scale incident response for privacy events affecting 80M+ individuals, executing end-to-end regulatory and consumer notifications with 100% statutory timeliness and zero enforcement penalties.

•Built enterprise privacy and compliance training architectures, scaling delivery to tens of thousands of associates and increasing regulatory comprehension and policy adherence by 45%.

•Established corporate audit readiness and response frameworks, leading enterprise-wide examinations and achieving consistent, successful regulatory outcomes with no material findings.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Harvard University Online — Certificate, AI Governance

Johns Hopkins University Online — Certification, AI in Healthcare

Regis University Denver, CO — Master of Science, Management

Regis University Denver, CO — Graduate Certificate, Human Resources Strategic Management

Regis University Denver, CO — Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO — Associate of Arts, Paralegal Studies

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