James Mariani

James Mariani has a diverse work experience that spans several industries and roles. James is currently working as a Senior Privacy Counsel at Paxos, where they started in April 2022. In May 2022, they also took on the role of Deputy General Counsel at SafePorter and became a DeputyGC Member at TechGC.

Prior to these positions, James worked at PlayStation as a Corporate Privacy & Data Counsel from August 2020 to April 2022. Before that, they were an Associate in the Privacy & Data Security Group at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz from April 2018 to July 2020.

James also has experience in the legal field. James was an Assistant District Attorney in various roles at the Kings County District Attorneys Office from September 2014 to August 2017. Additionally, they gained experience in data privacy research at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and worked as a Federal Civil Rights Trial Attorney at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Their earlier experience includes a cybersecurity conference role at Sandia National Laboratories and a summer associate role at ZentLaw. Overall, James has a strong background in privacy and data security and has held various legal and counseling roles throughout their career.

James Mariani obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York, with a focus on Interdisciplinary Anthropology, Biology, and Chemistry, as well as Political Science. James then attended the University of Illinois College of Law from 2010 to 2013, where they earned their Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. James later pursued further education at Cornell Law School, studying for Cornell Tech's Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree with a specialization in Law, Technology & Entrepreneurship. Additionally, they obtained a Professional Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity from Harvard University. Furthermore, they have acquired certifications such as CIPP/E and CIPP/US from the IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals, although the specific years of obtaining these certifications were not provided. James Mariani attended Salesian High School, but no specific degree or field of study information was given.