Cliff Baker specializes in information security, privacy and compliance for healthcare organizations. He has 15 years of experience with information security for healthcare organizations including developing strategic plans for a number of global and national organizations, working on multi-year complex system implementations, and assisting organizations with board level risk management decisions. Cliff has worked with leading providers, health plans, and pharmaceutical companies on a number of strategic, compliance and tactical solutions. In his current role as Chief Strategy Officer for HITRUST, he is collaborating with organizations to define the focus areas for HITRUST that deliver the most value and support for the adoption of consistent information security practices in healthcare. Prior to joining HITRUST, Cliff led PricewaterhouseCoopers' Healthcare-Provider Security and HIPAA practice. He is the author of a book on database security and several healthcare specific whitepapers, and he has presented in many privacy and security forums across the country.