Founded by industry pioneer Chris Zoladz in 2009, who created and oversaw Marriott International Inc.'s information protection and privacy program, Navigate is a nimble team of highly experienced professionals with real-world experience who deliver practical, custom solutions to today's information protection, privacy & governance challenges. We have resources and teaming relationships that provide depth and diversity of skills for clients of all sizes.
Navigate provides a wide range of services that include strategy assessments, remediation, improvement planning and execution assistance.
Every organization faces unique information protection, privacy, and governance challenges. Our tailored strategies deliver practical, results-oriented solutions aligned to your specific products, services, customers, and mission. We focus on delivering measurable outcomes within your timelines—enhancing, not disrupting, your core operations. Navigate provides complete, pragmatic solutions designed to maximize the value of your investment.
Navigate’s mission is to help organizations manage their information protection, privacy & governance risks, achieve business objectives, and meet compliance requirements.
Client confidentiality is a cornerstone of all the services we provide, therefore, we’ve intentionally omitted specific client names from our website. Feel free to contact us for references.
We routinely perform compliance assessments against laws and frameworks such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Privacy Management Framework (PMF), EU AI Act and others.
When you need to make privacy program improvements to meet business or compliance needs, we can provide the necessary planning, execution and management to achieve the desired outcomes.
If you need assistance performing operational tasks such as developing your Privacy Program Roadmap, preparing presentations to the Board, or completing privacy documentation we can provide the expertise to meet your needs.
Effective, practical governance is essential to ensure legal compliance, manage risk, and enable ethical use. We help organizations design and implement a sensible, defensible and sustainable AI governance framework that supports innovation while maintaining appropriate control.
A clear, multi-year roadmap is critical to the success of any privacy program. A well-designed, dynamic roadmap helps organizations prioritize initiatives, allocate resources effectively, and establish meaningful metrics that align with business objectives and drive accountability. We help organizations design, implement, and maintain practical and defensible privacy roadmaps.
Chris joined Marriott from Ernst & Young where he last served as the Mid-Atlantic Area Office Director of IT Audit and Security Services. In this role Chris led a practice group focused on delivering information systems audit and security consulting services to clients. Chris also served on the Ernst & Young IT Assurance & Advisory Services Practice Management Committee.
Chris is a past-chairman, treasurer and a founding board member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”), former recipient of the IAPP Vanguard Award as the Chief Privacy Officer of the Year when he was at Marriott and a former member of the IAPP certification training faculty. He was also named one of the top privacy advisors by ComputerWorld. Chris is a past member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Telecommunications and eCommerce Committee and speaks frequently on privacy matters. He was also a contributing author to the book titled “Building an Information Privacy Program – A Practitioner’s Guide.”
We would be delighted to discuss your needs and how we can be of assistance. You can contact us at info@navigatellc.net.