Nereida Parks is a global AI governance and data privacy executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience at the intersection of business, technology, and law. She currently serves as AI, Regional Privacy, and HIPAA Officer for the Americas at Olympus Corporation, where she holds designated Data Protection and HIPAA Officer authority and serves on the ELT/GRC and Global Executive Privacy and AI teams. In this role, she directs the regional strategy and implementation of Olympus’s privacy, HIPAA, and AI governance programs across the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Chile. She embeds privacy-by-design across technology and AI adoption and advises executive leadership on emerging regulatory and risk developments. Throughout her 20-plus-year career in the healthcare ecosystem, Nereida has held executive leadership roles at Sanofi (Regional Privacy Officer, North America and Specialty Care), Anthem (Chief of Staff to the C-Suite and Chief Strategy Officer), IQVIA (Head of Information Governance and Data Privacy, RWE), UCB Pharma (Head of Global Digital Transformation), and GE Healthcare (Director of Global Product Management, DGS and Ultrasound). At GE Healthcare, she managed a $760 million P&L and led the ultrasound and global detection and guidance solutions (DGS) medical device product management team in Buc, France, driving product innovation and market growth. She graduated from GE’s esteemed Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) program and was named Marketer of the Year by GE’s CMO. Earlier in her career, Nereida gained extensive experience in pharmaceutical and hospital sales, working with leading organizations such as Merck, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and Par Pharmaceuticals. Her unique blend of scientific knowledge and business skills, particularly in roles such as National Sales Trainer and Medical Science Liaison (MSL), consistently helped achieve key sales and business goals. She was recognized with Merck’s President’s Club award multiple years in a row, highlighting her ability to deliver results. Nereida holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Georgia Tech, the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University. She also holds certifications as a Six Sigma Black Belt and a PMP (Project Management Professional).