Compliance Chronicles with Liisa Thomas

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Turning Privacy Into a Business Success Factor with Matthew Ellis (Ep. 16)

August 05, 2026

In this episode of Compliance Chronicles, Liisa Thomas talks with Matthew Ellis, an “opportunity creator and problem solver” who has spent nearly 25 years building and leading privacy programs across startups, Big Four firms, global technology companies, and consumer brands. Matthew shares how he fell into privacy at an email marketing startup, went on to start EY’s first Bay Area privacy practice, led privacy at Microsoft and Peloton, and now advises small–to–mid‑tier companies on turning pr...

Security at the Intersection of People and Technology with Shellie Dreistadt (Ep. 15)

July 22, 2026

Chief Information Security Officer Shellie Dreistadt joins Compliance Chronicles with Liisa Thomas to talk about how psychology, cybersecurity, and leadership resilience come together in modern security programs. She shares her nonlinear path from psychology and call‑center leadership into information security, online banking, and ultimately her current CISO role.Shellie explains why security sits at the intersection of people and technology, and how understanding behavior, motivation, and tr...

Developing Effective Compliance Guardrails with Bill Connolly (Ep. 14)

July 08, 2026

Stepping into compliance “by accident,” building guardrails that actually help the business, and staying curious enough to reinvent your career—Episode 14 with Bill Connolly is packed with practical lessons for anyone in risk, privacy, or compliance leadership.In this episode of Compliance Chronicles, host Liisa Thomas talks with Bill Connolly, Head of Resiliency Risk for the U.S. retail bank at HSBC. Bill oversees a broad risk portfolio that spans information risk, business continuity, disas...