NICOLE E. FLYNN

Privacy and marketing leader who drives enterprise growth through responsible AI + HITL implementation and robust governance frameworks. Extensive experience navigating complex compliance requirements in technology, media and higher education environments while scaling services to 500+ academic and B2B institutions. Proven ability to establish privacy-by-design approaches that enable rather than restrict innovation, translating complex technical capabilities into compliant solutions that address institutional security concerns while accelerating technology adoption.

Founder, Artificial Intelligence Women's Initiative (AIWI), Founded and lead professional community dedicated to advancing women's representation, leadership, and impact in artificial intelligence, with focus on ethical AI implementation and governance.

• CIELO24, Chief Privacy Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, 01/01/12, Present, Led privacy, security, and compliance initiatives while directing marketing strategy for AI-powered media intelligence platform serving 500+ higher education institutions and Fortune 500 clients., Implemented Vanta 2 enterprise platform and comprehensive SOC2/HIPAA frameworks, reducing audit time by 60% while satisfying strict educational security requirements and unlocking enterprise markets., Chaired Cyber Security, Data Privacy, and System Accessibility committees, establishing governance structures that balanced innovation with compliance and created institutional trust., Created and managed strategic RFP response process that achieved 98% win rate with higher education and enterprise clients by effectively addressing privacy requirements while articulating value propositions., Authored contributions to HECVAT, establishing company as a trusted partner that understands higher education's unique security and compliance requirements., Managed strategic partnerships with Dell, Panopto, and Kaltura, creating integrated solutions that addressed both technology needs and compliance requirements.
• SAMARA/DATA, Chief Marketing Officer, 01/01/21, Present, Direct marketing strategy for data science and analytics consultancy serving government agencies and corporations, with emphasis on privacy-compliant data utilization., Developed consultative sales approach that effectively addressed security requirements for government and regulated industries., Established thought leadership program positioning company as trusted advisor in responsible data science implementation., Created scalable marketing framework adaptable across government, enterprise, and mid-market segments with varying compliance requirements.
• PREVEDERE INC., Head of Marketing, 01/01/17, 12/31/20, Directed marketing strategy for AI-powered economic intelligence platform targeting enterprise finance executives in regulated industries., Developed market positioning that established company as leader in AI-driven economic forecasting with emphasis on data governance., Created thought leadership program on responsible predictive analytics that generated enterprise leads in regulated sectors., Established marketing infrastructure and team that supported company through significant growth phase while maintaining compliance standards.
• UPROXX STUDIOS, FASTCLICK/VALUECLICK MEDIA, and COMMISSION JUNCTION, Leadership Roles, 01/01/99, 12/31/11, Held progressively responsible leadership positions at pioneering digital media and advertising technology companies, culminating in Vice President and Director-level roles that contributed to successful $280M acquisition.

• Pioneered implementation of enterprise-grade compliance frameworks (SOC2, HIPAA) that simultaneously unlocked Fortune 500 markets and facilitated AI adoption in privacy-sensitive academic environments.
• Authored contributions to the HECVAT (Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit), establishing expert credibility in higher education security requirements while achieving a 98% win rate on complex RFP responses-tripling company average and accelerating institutional market growth.
• Chaired multiple governance committees (Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Accessibility) that established balanced frameworks enabling both innovation and compliance, creating competitive advantage in highly regulated markets.
• Championed innovative accessibility solutions in partnership with Dell, developing enhanced audio description capabilities that improved educational content accessibility across multiple platforms.
• Transformed media services company into AI-powered intelligence platform, growing sales pipeline from $750K to $2M while achieving break-even status with $1.8M debt position and scaling to serve 500+ higher education institutions.