Ron Whitworth is Chief Privacy Officer at Truist in Charlotte, N.C., managing the Enterprise Privacy and Technology Office (EPTO) within Compliance Risk Management. The EPTO is responsible for overseeing global privacy, technology and AI compliance for Truist Financial Corporation and all of its affiliates and subsidiaries. Ron is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States, Canada and Europe (CIPP/US, CIPP/C and CIPP/E), as certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Ron was also appointed on May 23, 2018 by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (DPIAC). He served three terms on this federal advisory committee.

Prior to joining Truist, Ron served as Chief Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel at EverBank in Jacksonville, FL. Earlier in his legal career, Ron was an attorney with Sullivan & Worcester, LLP, counseling clients on a wide variety of state, U.S., and international privacy and data security matters. He was also a member of S&W's Telecommunications Group, and worked closely with its Trademarks, Copyright & Licensing Group on matters involving online businesses.

Before joining Sullivan & Worcester, Ron was a member of Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein’s staff at the FCC, and was an Associate with Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.

Ron also spent six years as editor-in-chief of Inside Wisconsin and Badger Nation Magazine and covered University of Wisconsin athletics for the Associated Press. He has appeared on dozens of local and national radio and television programs, including ESPN Radio and Fox Sports Radio. Ron is also a former associate producer for "The George Michael Sports Machine" and the NBC-4 Sports Department in Washington, D.C.