Evan Glover, law vice president and chief counsel for Atlanta-based NCR, added the role of chief privacy officer to his list of duties in 2018.

This responsibility for 700 million daily consumer transactions requires Glover to work with a team of about 50 privacy champions at NCR. He also is leading professionals across the globe in the rollout of a comprehensive privacy program for more than 200 software products operating in 180 countries.

Glover also joined the board of trustees at MedShare, an international humanitarian aid organization that sources and delivers surplus medical supplies and equipment to communities in need in 100 countries. Glover has sorted medical supplies on the front lines, an experience that led him to secure $150,000 from the NCR Foundation to support MedShare over the next three years.

As NCR's chief privacy officer, how is the war against privacy breaches going? Is this winnable, or will the fight be going on as long as society engages in digital transactions?

The global privacy landscape is evolving, constant innovation is the norm, and businesses are challenged to expand more rapidly. Legal and compliance professionals are uniquely positioned to help their clients understand—and mitigate—the risk involved in all this complexity.

Who was one of your mentors, and what did you learn from that person?

My mentors include my mother, Rose, and father, Bill—both of whom were educators and both of whom passed away after battles with brain cancer. They instilled in me to believe that our circumstance is not our destiny. They encouraged me to constantly learn, to always find a new challenge, to get out of my comfort zone and grow.

What is a misconception lawyers have about the role of in-house counsel?

We are not only lawyers—we often wear a few other hats. In a given day, we may advise on a significant business transaction, we may mitigate risk for a strategic initiative, we may proactively manage a dispute, we may help the business comply with a standard, and we may mentor a colleague.