One of the most interesting trends from the past year is the emergence of the Chief Data Ethics Officer (CDEO) position. The growing ranks of CDEOs has coincided with an increasingly complicated data environment. If your company manages data and is committed to data privacy and protection, and, even better, to the larger principle of data ethics, appointing a CDEO is a way to put real teeth to that commitment. I joined Acoustic in July of 2020 as General Counsel as well as CDEO.