About Tsutomu
Tsutomu Johnson is the founder of the Broad Axe, where he helps clients develop, manage, and update their privacy programs. Formerly, he was the CEO of Parsons Behle Lab. In that capacity, he developed software automating legal documentation and processes. He also co-created GDPRIQ and CCPAIQ, applications that help organizations automate their GDPR and CCPA compliance documents.
He also served as the Senior Vice President of Privacy for an organization with 200,000 employees in 76 countries. He brings that insight to his interactions with clients. He understands privacy on a global, national, and state level and helps his clients navigate the maze of privacy law while containing costs with flat-fee billing arrangements.
He was one of Utah Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40 in 2020, former president of Utah’s Cyberlaw section of the bar, and Utah Minority Bar Association’s Outside Counsel of the Year in 2020.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
ACC Presentation on Cross Boarder Data Transfers, Grand America Hotel, Spring 2023
GDPR Panel Discussion, Adobe Campus, April 26, 2018
Cybersecurity: Ethical Considerations for Your Daily Practice, Adobe Campus, March 13, 2017
EU Law Primer, Law and Justice Center, October 12, 2016
Cybersecurity: Risks for Lawyers, Law and Justice Center, March 11, 2016
Sorry I Lost Your Files: Cybersecurity Threats to Confidentiality, Utah Bar Journal, Jul/Aug, 2015
The Cyber Security Landscape in the Wake of the Target Data Breach, Law and Justice Center, March 18, 2014
Data Breach Trends: How to Prepare for the Risks & Manage the Crisis, Adobe Campus, February 7, 2014
Data Breach Security: A New World of Litigation, The Enterprise Magazine, July 15-21, 2013
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