Celesq® Presenters

Catherine Castaldo is a partner in the firm’s Tech & Data Group. She is a proven c-suite executive with front-line data breach and incident response, cybersecurity, data privacy, information security, data governance, intellectual property and critical business information, investigations and regulatory matters. 

Catherine is a business-driven, resourceful attorney with a strong science, technology, and financial services background and more than 15 years of experience as a leader and trusted advisor to senior management and key stakeholders. She is a collaborative partner who builds close relationships and trust across business units and holds demonstrated leadership experience across a complex global environment. 

Prior to joining Reed Smith, Catherine was the Vice President & Global Chief Privacy Officer, and Global Data Protection Officer at Nuance Communications in Boston, MA. She also previously served as the Global Chief Privacy & Data Protection Counsel at GE Capital.