Russell Henlin is a technology strategist, privacy-tech founder, and compliance advisor working at the intersection of law, technology, and business transformation in the Caribbean.

He serves as Director of Growth, Strategy, and Partnerships at PLMC – Privacy & Legal Management Consultants, one of Jamaica’s leading data protection and governance advisory firms. In this role, Russell works closely with public- and private-sector organizations across Jamaica, advising on compliance with the Jamaica Data Protection Act (JDPA), governance frameworks, and operational readiness. Through this work, he has seen first-hand the challenges organizations continue to face since the JDPA was passed in 2020 — including limited internal resources, lack of practical guidance, and slow adoption driven by the high cost of consultants and foreign compliance tools.

Russell is also Cofounder & Chief Commercial Officer of COMPLY, the Caribbean’s first purpose-built privacy compliance platform. COMPLY was created in direct response to what PLMC observed in the market: organizations needed a practical, affordable, and locally relevant way to demonstrate compliance — not just talk about it. COMPLY provides a turnkey, single-pane-of-glass platform for data mapping, privacy impact assessments (PIA/DPIA), data subject requests, incident management, and regulator-ready reporting. It delivers the same class of tools used in mature “first-world” markets, but built in Jamaica, for Caribbean realities.

Russell’s background spans enterprise technology and product development. He is a Senior Technical Consultant and Software Developer at IBM, working within the AI Services practice on enterprise-grade solutions. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario, a Privacy Engineering Nanodegree from Udacity, and professional certifications from IBM and Microsoft, reinforcing his focus on secure, responsible, and scalable technology.

At this conference, Russell will share insights drawn from years of consulting under the JDPA — what organizations are still struggling with, why traditional approaches have slowed adoption, and how technology can close the gap. He will demonstrate how COMPLY enables organizations of all sizes — small, medium, and large enterprises — to take control of their data protection obligations, meet every regulatory requirement with confidence, and prove compliance with ease.

His message is simple but ambitious: just as Jamaica is leading the region in data protection regulation, we can also lead in building the tools that support it — affordable, accessible, and world-class solutions where no organization is left behind.