About Mohammad Movahedi

I am Mohammad Movahedi—CIPP/C, Data Protection & Security Specialist at The Globe and Mail, and an advisor on privacy programs, AI governance, and operational excellence. My work sits at the intersection of personal data, security operations, and emerging AI systems.

The journey started in industrial engineering: optimizing systems of people, machines, and materials with measurement and continuous improvement. A Master of Science in Data Analytics (Machine Learning) from Northeastern University sharpened how I think about models, data quality, and evidence—skills that now inform both privacy analytics and AI risk conversations.

At TELUS, I worked as a Data Governance Analyst managing enterprise privacy and risk platforms (OneTrust), automating Privacy Impact Assessments and Secure by Design reviews, and training 450+ stakeholders on governance processes. That role taught me that privacy programs fail in the handoffs—not in the policy PDF.

At The Globe and Mail, I lead privacy and security work in a media environment where audience trust is the product. That includes monitoring and investigating alerts across modern security stacks, breach response with legal and business partners, consent and cookie compliance, master data inventory, vendor completeness, and PIAs—under real production pressure.

Today I combine that operator experience with Six Sigma Black Belt discipline and a clear point of view on AI: shadow systems and agentic tools will not wait for perfect regulation. Controls for usage and application security need to ship alongside innovation. Whether you need a fractional privacy lead, a focused program build, or an AI governance framework the board can understand—I bring calm execution and workable controls.