Mary Potter
Mary Potter, CISA, CRISC, CHPC, CDPSE, is a seasoned compliance professional who serves as the Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Information Security Officer of Talkspace, where she oversees the company’s data privacy and security protocols, procedures and policies.
With more than 20 years of expertise in data protection and privacy, Mary works cross-functionally within the organization to ensure patient data and research endeavors comply with state, federal and industry regulations. Mary provides guidance in the creation of data plans, security measures, privacy protection, and standard operating procedures to help Talkspacers stay abreast of the changing regulatory environment.
Prior to Talkspace, Mary was director of the Privacy and Research Data Protection Program at Virginia Tech, where she coordinated with campus stakeholders to develop and manage the processes for research activities and provided subject matter expertise and consultation consistent with privacy-related best practices and evolving external requirements. She served as the Privacy and Information Security Officer at Carilion Health Services, working with health care data. She has worked as a consultant with numerous organizations nationally to assist with setting up privacy and data protection programs.