Adriana Sanford's diverse career encompasses academia, legal practice, and public advocacy, marking her as a formidable force in addressing contemporary global challenges. She has recently been appointed to the Steering Group of the National Security Committee, International Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA), effective September 2024.
Sanford’s academic achievements include earning a dual Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in international comparative law and taxation Georgetown University Law Center and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Notre Dame Law School. Her educational journey laid the groundwork for a career dedicated to the nuanced intersections of law, ethics, and global threats. Sanford possesses both senior in-house and international law firm experience, including serving as a Latin American regional counsel for a Fortune 50 company, and has held notable positions such as Georgetown Law Dean's Visiting Scholar, ASU's Lincoln Professor of Global Corporate Compliance & Ethics, Visiting Professor at the Universidad de Talca in Chile, and Senior Fellow at OU's Center for Intelligence and National Security. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, with legal proficiency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and foundational knowledge of Italian and German.
As an American Program Bureau keynote speaker, Sanford has provided 150+ keynote addresses, including at some of the world's top technology, IT, cyber, security, legal, audit, and compliance industry conferences. In addition to stellar academic credentials that include multiple law degrees, she has diverse language fluencies. Her research and scholarly work focus on today’s multijurisdictional privacy and global security challenges that include severe repercussions for non-compliance. She co-authored two books that were adopted by the world’s largest and oldest institute for supply chain leaders, Institute for Supply Management.
