Jr. Jack L. Hobaugh

Approaches issues and solutions from a combined technical, policy and legal perspective. Former inhouse senior counsel – privacy and security, data protection officer. Leader in artificial intelligence governance, cybersecurity and privacy. 

Jack Hobaugh combines his global software, database and network engineering experience with his legal practice to focus on artificial intelligence governance and law, cybersecurity law and privacy law. A certified iapp artificial intelligence governance professional (AIGP) and information privacy professional (FIP/CIPT/CIPP/US/E) plus ISC2 Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), Jack uses his extensive inhouse experience as a data protection officer, incident response counsel, and global privacy program compliance counsel to provide legal and cybersecurity guidance to his clients. His work includes GDPR, EU AI ACT, HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, COPPA, PIPEDA, FTC, and state compliance including data protection agreements, business associate agreements and data protection impact assessments.  Jack specializes in guiding start up companies through the AI, privacy, and security compliance maze. 

A guest lecturer and author of four books on cybersecurity law, Jack is sought out counsel for startups, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to his legal career, Jack was a software engineer with a focus on international IT consulting and telecom (Europe / Middle East / North West Africa / Brazil), writing his first artificial intelligence program in 1989. In addition to litigating and prosecuting patents, Jack also served as a patent examiner for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Education

LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M., The George Washington University Law School

J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law

M.S., John Hopkins University

CISSP

FIP

CIPT

CIPP/US

CIPP/E (GDPR)

AIGP

Admissions

Colorado

Virginia

District of Columbia

USPTO

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Board of Directors, HighScope

Chair, International Association of Policy Professionals (IAPP) KnowledgeNet Denver Chapter