NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) today announced that Hugo Teufel III, former Chief Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has joined the firm as a director in PwC's U.S. Advisory practice. Mr. Teufel will focus on helping organizations with issues involving the privacy and security of data, cyber crime and corruption. He will be based in PwC's McLean, VA (Tysons Corner) office and will service a wide range of clients in matters of privacy compliance, security and identity theft assessment, privacy/security breach investigation and overall risk management strategies.
While serving as the Chief Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Teufel was primarily responsible for privacy policy at the Department, reporting directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. He testified regularly before various House and Senate committees and reported annually to Congress on the activities of the Department that affect privacy. Mr. Teufel was also a principal of the High Level Contact Group, a joint US/EU effort on transatlantic exchanges of data, and he regularly interacted with various European data protection authorities, parliamentarians and the European Commission.
From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Teufel served as the Associate General Counsel for General Law within the Office of General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, he served as Associate Solicitor for General Law at the U.S. Department of the Interior. He has worked with the Office of the Attorney General for the state of Colorado and law firms Hall & Evans, LLC and McKenna & Cuneo LLP.
"We are extremely pleased to have Hugo Teufel join our team," said Erik Skramstad, PwC Advisory partner and Forensic Services practice leader. "His in-depth experience with government and privacy policies, along with his extensive knowledge of privacy issues and compliance -- as well as identity theft and data loss prevention -- will enhance the value and fact-based counsel we provide to our clients on a daily basis."
In addition to presenting numerous testimonies to Congress, Mr. Teufel is a frequent speaker and lecturer on the topic of privacy. Since 2004, he has presented at nearly 100 conferences and speaking engagements nationwide and globally on a variety of issues involving the privacy and integrity of data. He has also written and contributed to several published legal and policy publications.
Mr. Teufel graduated from Metropolitan State College in 1985. He received his Juris Doctor degree from American University's Washington College of Law in 1990 and his Master of Art degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from Naval War College in 2008.
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