Joe Shepley

Managing Director
Specializes in information governance and data privacy
Expert in records and information management
PhD and CIPP/US
Chicago
@alvarezmarsal
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Joseph Shepley is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in Chicago. He specializes in information governance and data privacy. His primary areas of concentration are records and information management and data minimization.

With more than 20 years of information governance experience, Mr. Shepley has performed records and information management assessments, program modernization, benchmarking and large scale data cleanup. He has helped organizations design and implement successful information governance programs, with a focus on meeting the retention and disposal requirements of U.S. and global regulations, such as California’s CPRA, the GDPR in the E.U. and NYDFS 500.13.

Mr. Shepley has worked with clients across a range of industries, including healthcare, life sciences, financial services, energy, retail, manufacturing and insurance.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Shepley spent three years with Ankura Consulting Group in Chicago, where he most recently served as Senior Managing Director. In this role, he designed and launched the Records and Information Management service line. Before that, he spent nine years at Doculabs, Inc as a Vice President and Practice Leader.

Mr. Shepley earned a bachelor’s degree in English, religious studies and philosophy from Connecticut College and a master’s degree and a PhD in the history of Christianity from the University of Chicago. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional U.S.; a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals; an Advisor for the Health Sector Coordinating Council Working Group – Risk Assessment (TG-2); on the planning committee of the Western Energy Institute; and on the spring conference planning committee of ARMA Houston.

Insights By This Professional

In the fifth and final edition of our “Why Data Cleanup Fails” insight series, A&M’s Joe Shepley and Christopher Hockey discuss how technology within organizations can hinder effective data cleanup initiatives. Discover strategies for navigating technology challenges and driving sustainable change.
In the fourth edition of our “Why Data Cleanup Fails” insight series, A&M’s Joe Shepley and Christopher Hockey discuss how culture and ingrained biases within organizations can hinder effective data cleanup initiatives. Discover strategies for navigating cultural challenges and driving sustainable change.
In the third edition of our "Why Data Cleanup Fails" insight series, A&M’s Joe Shepley and Christopher Hockey explore the critical role of process in data cleanup and how building strong processes can prevent inconsistent decision making and increased data risk.
In a recent article for Corporate Compliance Insights, Joe Shepley discusses the implications of recent amendments to 23 NYCRR Part 500.13 and highlights three compliance challenges for regulated financial services companies.
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The Disclosure Pilot Scheme (DPS) was designed to mitigate some of the “excessive costs, scale and complexity” experienced by parties under the previous set of standards for disclosure. With only months to go on the DPS, A&M surveyed 250 senior lawyers to gauge their views on the process and what improvements can be made.