Christopher Ballod is a managing director in the Cyber Risk practice of Kroll, based in Philadelphia. He leverages over 15 years of experience in data privacy and cyber security, counseling clients in the preparation for a cyber incident, and during the response and notification process after an incident occurs.

At Kroll, Chris leverages his expertise to provide clients appropriate response protection in the event of a data breach incident. He brings years of experience in digital forensics and incident response, particularly as it relates to PII/PHI exposure. He also helps clients identify trends and actors that may impact their systems and assess potential exposure post-incident to avoid data leaking via dark web forums.

Before joining Kroll, Chris was a partner and vice chair of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity practice at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. He also served as a member of the firm’s Corporate and Complex Business and Commercial Litigation practices. His experience included leading the coordination of over 500 breach responses for clients across multiple sectors, including defense, construction, energy generation, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, school districts, universities and retail.

Christopher holds a Juris Doctor from the Delaware Law School. Additionally, he is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S. (CIPP/U.S.) and Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E).