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Sheila Colclasure

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Sheila Colclasure is Global Chief Digital Responsibility and Public Policy Officer at Kinesso (IPG), leading data ethics and public-policy strategy across the company and its clients. She was previously Global Chief Data Ethics Officer at Acxiom.

Last updated Sep 27, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Role
Global Chief Digital Responsibility & Public Policy Officer
Company
Kinesso
Based
New York, New York, United States
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Years in industry
20 years

Bio

Sheila Colclasure is Global Chief Digital Responsibility and Public Policy Officer at Kinesso (IPG), leading data ethics and public-policy strategy across the company and its clients. She was previously Global Chief Data Ethics Officer at Acxiom.

Career

  • Global Chief Digital Responsibility & Public Policy OfficerCurrent

    Kinesso

  • Employee

    Acxiom · Until 2019

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Expertise & education

Expertise

Data Ethics and GovernancePrivacy-by-DesignProgrammatic AdvertisingIdentity ResolutionData ActivationDigital TransformationAd Technology StrategyRegulatory Compliance (GDPR, CCPA)

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree, University of Arkansas

Speaking topics

Data Ethics and Responsible MarketingPrivacy-First Advertising StrategyIdentity Resolution in a Cookieless WorldDigital Transformation at ScaleConsumer Trust and Data Transparency

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Developed and operationalized data ethics frameworks at Acxiom that became models for responsible data use across the marketing industry
  • Led data strategy and ethics governance at Kinesso (IPG) during a critical period of identity signal loss and cookie deprecation
  • Appointed Global Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at GroupM, overseeing digital transformation for the world's largest media investment group

Awards

Recognized among AdTech and data industry leaders by trade publications including AdExchanger and IAPP

Publications

  • Contributed thought leadership articles on data ethics and privacy to AdExchanger, IAPP publications, and industry white papers
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