Biography

Merri Beth Lavagnino is Director, Strategic Planning and Enterprise Risk for Indiana University and is responsible for managing IU's Enterprise Risk Management program. She has over 30 years of experience working in higher education in medium and large universities, both public and private, and a regional consortium. Merri Beth has worked in a variety of roles including support staff, faculty, and administrator; and in many disciplines including libraries, information technology, learning technology, security, policy, privacy, compliance, and risk. In addition to her Bachelor of Education and Master of Library Science degrees, she is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), and is trained in the Department of Homeland Security's Incident Command System. She enjoys contributing to the profession through speaking, teaching, writing, and service activities both locally and nationally. For more detail, see Merri Beth on LinkedIn, or follow her on Twitter at @MerriBethatIU.