Sushmita Shrivastava — CEO
Sushmita is a leading data privacy expert with over 9 years of experience in the privacy techno-legal domain, currently serving as a Privacy Officer at Cigna, supporting privacy compliance across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region—including the UAE, KSA, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Kenya. She specializes in operationalizing privacy programs, enabling compliance with global and regional data protection laws such as the GDPR, CCPA, UAE PDPL, and KSA PDPL. Her experience spans both in-house and advisory roles, providing her with end-to-end exposure to privacy implementation across diverse industries and geographies. Sushmita has successfully led and supported privacy impact assessments, vendor reviews, incident response, cross-border data transfer assessments, and the development of privacy frameworks and governance models tailored to the business context. She brings a pragmatic, risk-based approach to building trust and embedding privacy by design into digital health platforms and insurance operations. She holds an MBA in IT Business Management from Symbiosis International University with a specialization in Information Security and Risk Management. Her certifications include CIPP/E, OneTrust, Azure Fundamentals, Securiti, and EY Cybersecurity Badges, demonstrating her commitment to continuous learning and leadership in the privacy domain. Sushmita is passionate about the intersection of technology, law, and ethics, and is driven to deliver value through regulatory insight, strategic advisory, and privacy-first business enablement across the MENA region.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Privacy and Compliance expert in the Healthcare and E-commerce sectors.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Experience: 9 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Privacy Compliance
- Data Protection Impact Assessment
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Gdpr Compliance
- Business Development
Career Highlights
- Over 9 years of experience in data privacy.
- Expert in operationalizing privacy programs.
- Led successful privacy impact assessments and compliance initiatives.
Work Experience
Cigna Healthcare
Regional Data Privacy Officer - Middle East and Africa (1 yr 4 mos)
Emirates Flight Catering
Privacy and Data Protection Specialist - GRCS (10 mos)
EY
Senior Consultant - Cyber Security and Data Privacy (2 yrs 3 mos)
Consultant - Data Privacy and Protection (1 yr 11 mos)
Associate Consultant - Data Privacy and Protection (1 yr 3 mos)
Infosys
Senior Analyst - Privacy and Data Protection (9 mos)
Analyst - Privacy & Data Protection (1 yr 3 mos)
Giftxoxo.com
Business Development Intern (2 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Institute of Technology and Management
