Dean Forbes

Dean Forbes is an accomplished legal professional with over two decades of experience in privacy and data protection across various sectors. Currently serving as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at DaVita and Co-Chair of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Section at the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, Dean also manages Forbes Data Privacy Strategy Consulting LLC, providing expert consulting services to multinational clients. Previous roles include senior leadership positions in privacy compliance at Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co., Inc., as well as pivotal advisory positions at Booz Allen Hamilton and Sidley Austin LLP. Dean has contributed to the field as an Advisory Board Member of the RIM Council and as a former Board Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Dean's legal foundation stems from a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Brown University.