Current Portfolio Highlights

Linnea Solem Named Fellow for Enterprise Risk Quantification Institute 

https://www.entriskquant.org/fellows

Linnea Solem appointed to IAPP Certification Exam Board for CIPP/US

https://iapp.org/about/board/cipp_us-exam-development-board

Solem Risk Partners Data Privacy Week Champion 2026 

https://www.staysafeonline.org/champions

Recognition:  Industry Era Magazine https://ie-mag.com/magazine/Top-10-Inspiring-Leaders-of-2022-V24/#page/40 

Press Release: Industry Era Magazine https://www.industry-era.com/Linnea-Solem-CEO-and-Founder-of-Solem-Risk-Partners-LLC-10-Best-Entrepreneurs-vendor-2020.php

Article: How Companies Need to Treat their User Data and Manage their Partners https://securityaffairs.com/117837/security/user-data-privacy-security.html 

Global Association of Risk Professionals Article Contributor: https://www.garp.org/risk-intelligence/technology/data-regulations-gdpr-220812

CPO Magazine Article Contributor: https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-protection/uk-international-data-transfer-tools-lay-out-path-for-replacing-standard-contractual-clauses/

Techsprint:  AIR Team "Jump" Award 

https://regulationinnovation.org/womens_empowerment_sprint/

Press Release:  OneTrust to Acquire Shared Assessments to Advance Third-Party Risk Standardization Globally 

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/onetrust-to-acquire-shared-assessments-to-advance-third-party-risk-standardization-globally-301282857.html

Industry Events

• Dec. 2026: Faculty for  PLI Fundamentals of Privacy Law
• Dec. 2026: Panelist on Geopolitical risk at Shared Assessments All Committee Meeting. 
• October 2026: Attendee at MISRC Digital Leadership Conference
• Sept. 2026: Co-Panelist on Evolution of ERM at ERQI Global Risk Summit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccNVsrdYvYE&t=8s
• March 2026: Attended Global Privacy Summit DC
• Jan. 2026: Joined IAPP Certification Exam Advisory Board 
• Jan. 2026: Industry participant Business Resilience Council, AI Cybersecurity Simulation Event 
• Nov. 2025: Instructor for Shared Assessments CTPRP Bootcamp.
• Nov. 2025:  Attendee MISRC Digital Leadership Conference
• May 2025: Speaker on Shared Assessments Regulatory Committee. Update on NIST Privacy Framework 1.1 
• March 2025: Panelist on  "Obstacles to Standardization: Overcoming Fragmentation in Third-Party Risk"  Shared Assessments 20th Summit
• March 2025: IAPP and U of MN Digital Rights Management Joint Meeting. 
• Feb. 2025: Speaker on 2025 Privacy Trends at Shared Assessments Risk Committee
• Dec.  2024:  Instructor on Security and TPRM at PLI Fundamentals of Privacy Law
• Sept/June 2024: NIST Privacy Framework 1,1 and DG Profile  Workshop 
• May 2024: Co-presenter on Shared Assessments Webinar "Building a TPRM Program"  https://sharedassessments.org/events/building-a-tprm-program/
• Sept. 2023 MN ACC event: Panelist,  The Journey to Privacy Excellence with the Compliance Trifecta https://www.acc.com/education-events/2023/acc-mn-cle-program-blvd-kitchen-bar
• June 2023 MASLP:   Panelist, The Convergence of E-Discovery, Privacy & Information Governance https://mnalsp.org/event-5306392

Contributor: Shared Assessments 2026 Mid-Year Risk Report  

https://sharedassessments.org/paper/2026-mid-year-risk-report/

Contributor: Shared Assessments 2025 Mid-Year Risk Report 

https://sharedassessments.org/paper/mid-year-risk-report-2025/

Contributor: Shared Assessments Benchmark Survey Report https://sharedassessments.org/studies/executive-summary-shared-assessments-benchmark-survey-report-a-new-baseline/

Author: "Stepping Up: The Board's Role in Confronting Insider Risk" September Board Risk Report https://boardriskcommittee.org/

Paper: Santa Fe Group : "What Boards of Directors Need to Know about Privacy" https://www.santa-fe-group.com/brc/

Book Contributor:  

Content Contributor  on Business Continuity and Resiliency to "Third Party Risk Management: Driving Enterprise Value" by Linda Tuck Chapman,  https://thirdpartyriskinstitute.com/books/

Advisory Boards

• IAPP CIPP-US Exam Development Advisory Board (2026-2028)
• St. Paul Friend of Youth Foundation (2025 to Present)
• Shared Assessments Advisory (2017-2023)
• Shared Assessments Steering Committee (2010-2017)
• Women Venture Board of Directors (2015-2022)
• MN Urban Debate League Board (2010-2022)

Industry Initiatives

• Distinguished Fellow-- Enterprise Risk Quantification Institute
• NIST Privacy Framework 1.1 Working Group 
• NIST Data Governance Profile Working Group
• AIR Women's Economic Empowerment Tech sprint - "Jump" award Winner
• Former Participant in CDT Digital Privacy Working Group and Due Process Coalition (ECPA Reform)
• ANSI/Internet Security Alliance- The Financial Impact of Breached Healthcare Information

Virtual Privacy/Risk Officer

• Fractional Privacy Officer Services to Healthcare Associations, Non-Profits and Service Providers
• Expert Witness - Data Governance and Digital Privacy
• Annual ERM Board Driven Risk Assessments 
• Non-Profit Privacy Program  for multiple healthcare trade associations/industry groups
• Canadian Privacy Self-Assessment (PIPEDA)

Readiness and Assurance

• DOJ-Data Security Program Risk Assessment and Data Compliance Program Development
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules Gap Analysis & Mapping
• Privacy Readiness and HIPAA +  for SOC 2 
• GDPR Readiness and Gap Analysis for Service Providers
• TPRM Program Independent Evaluations
• NIST-800- 53. Rev 5 Gap Analysis
• TPRM Credentialing Curriculum Update (CTPRP/CTPRA)