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Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awarenessEp. 244 Unlocking Federal Efficiency: Cutting Costs and Boosting Security in LLM Development Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Everyone is trying to figure out how to apply AI to federal problems—essentially, building large language models and trying to wring value from them. Inevitably, many are jumping into creating LLMs from various data stores. We are right at the point where consideration is given to managing enormous data sets in the federal government, emphasizing the need for operational efficiency and security. The hard lesson learned is data in tran...
2025-06-0422 min
T-Minus Space DailyMissile tracking from space.US Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a $1.2 billion contract for 10 Epoch 2 space vehicles for the US Space Force’s (USSF’s) Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) architecture to BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems. Jacobs has been selected by the US Space Force to provide operations, maintenance and integration support services for the branch’s Eastern and Western ranges. Voyager Technologies is seeking to raise as much as $319 million in an initial public offering, and more.
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2025-06-0327 min
London Fintech PodcastLFP 268 – Unlocking data privacy & financial crime, with Enveil Founder Ellison-Anne WilliamsWatch the video episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQt73hUb5Zs&t=756sIn the latest episode of the London Fintech Podcast, we sit down with Ellison Anne Williams, founder and CEO of Enveil, to explore the critical role of data privacy and privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) in the fight against financial crime.Ellison Anne shares her expertise in homomorphic encryption and secure data collaboration, highlighting how financial institutions can leverage sensitive data while maintaining compliance with evolving regulations. The discussion covers key challenges in data...
2025-03-1347 min
London Fintech PodcastUnlocking data privacy & financial crime, with Enveil Founder Ellison-Anne WilliamsWatch the video episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQt73hUb5Zs&t=756sIn the latest episode of the London Fintech Podcast, we sit down with Ellison Anne Williams, founder and CEO of Enveil, to explore the critical role of data privacy and privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) in the fight against financial crime.Ellison Anne shares her expertise in homomorphic encryption and secure data collaboration, highlighting how financial institutions can leverage sensitive data while maintaining compliance with evolving regulations. The discussion covers key challenges in data...
2025-03-1347 min
Top in TechBreaking Barriers: How data sharing can transform the fight against economic crimeOn this bonus episode of Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Ellison Anne Williams, CEO of Enveil, and Harry Palmer, Associate Director at Global Counsel, to discuss the report 'Breaking barriers: how data sharing can transform the fight against economic crime'. They explore the challenges and recommendations for improving data sharing practices to combat economic crime, emphasizing the role of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) in facilitating secure data collaboration between public and private sectors. Ellison-Anne and Harry also explore the current landscape of economic crime in the UK and the potential for innovative solutions t...
2025-02-2831 min
Tech TransformedPETs and Privacy: Walking the Fine Line of AI EthicsAs artificial intelligence continues to shape industries and society, the need for robust AI governance has never been more critical. At the forefront of this governance are privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), which play a key role in ensuring that AI systems operate in a way that respects and protects individuals' data. The European Union’s AI Act, one of the most ambitious regulatory frameworks for AI, sets clear standards for transparency, accountability, and risk management. Understanding the implications of this legislation is crucial for businesses looking to innovate responsibly while avoiding potential legal and ethical pitfalls. Count...
2024-12-1121 min
Inspiring Tech LeadersPrivacy Enhancing Technologies with Dr. Ellison Anne Williams, CEO of EnveilIn this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I speak with Ellison Anne Williams, CEO of Enveil, about her journey as a startup founder building a market around Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).A mathematician turned entrepreneur, discover why Ellison Anne thinks secure and private data usage is the foundational capability driving many innovative efforts, including AI/ML. She also highlights why the technologies in the PETs category are poised to fundamentally transform the way organisations leverage data across jurisdictions, silos, and boundaries.Listen to this episode for insight into the path to advancing innovation...
2024-11-2521 min
Tech TalksFrom NSA to CEO: A Unique Path to Tech EntrepreneurshipIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Ellison Anne Williams, CEO of Enveil, about her journey from a PhD mathematician to working at the NSA and eventually founding her own company. She shares insights into the culture of the environments she’s worked in, how they valued critical thinking, and how this experience led her to entrepreneurship.
Dr. Williams discusses the pivotal moments that inspired her to start Enveil and create a market for privacy-enhancing technologies. She also offers advice on encouraging women in technical leadership, continuous learning, and balancing the demands of a startup with personal life.
Her story hi...
2024-10-3030 minTech TalksFrom NSA to CEO: A Unique Path to Tech EntrepreneurshipIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Ellison Anne Williams, CEO of Enveil, about her journey from a PhD mathematician to working at the NSA and eventually founding her own company. She shares insights into the culture of the environments she’s worked in, how they valued critical thinking, and how this experience led her to entrepreneurship.
Dr. Williams discusses the pivotal moments that inspired her to start Enveil and create a market for privacy-enhancing technologies. She also offers advice on encouraging women in technical leadership, continuous learning, and balancing the demands of a startup with personal life.
Her story hi...
2024-10-3030 min
The ITPro PodcastClassic episode: Putting privacy-enhancing technologies to useThis episode was first broadcast 4 August 2023.As the economy has become increasingly dependent on data, companies have sought to make more profit from mining user actions such as through loyalty schemes or social media interactions.But individual rights also have to be respected, and businesses have to follow strict data protection procedures.Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are one method for companies to securely search through data to derive value – for example, a bank could search through customer data to expose fraudulent activity without putting the personal information of all the customers involved at risk.
2024-10-2528 min
Careers in Data PrivacyEllison Anne Williams: CEO, Founder at EnveilToday I am chatting with Ellison Anne,
To talk about her career thus far, and her plans.
Ellison Anne has a Ph.D. in math,
The NSA, Johns Hopkins, and Enveil are part of her path.
2024-10-1430 min
Let’s Talk Memoir109. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy featuring Tia LevingsTia Levings joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her escape from Christian patriarchy and what she’s experienced firsthand with Christian nationalism and the Religious Right, why her story is a warning and is becoming more relevant by the day, the disempowerment and isolation of living in high control situations, trauma therapy, not exhausting readers with too much reality, comprehensive legal reviews, privacy and safety issues, composite characters, maintaining a big social media platforms as well as healthy boundaries, and her her path to publishing A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy.
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2024-07-301h 00
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awarenessEp. 158 Safe Use of AI with Privacy Enhancing Technology Every technology has a maturation cycle; today we see Artificial Intelligence transitioning from being a parlor trick to being considered for serious applications. The federal government wants secure and reliable solutions to solve problems in the military and healthcare. Our guest today is Dr. Ellison Anne Williams, she has a PhD in mathematics and is the founder of Enveil. She provides an overview of AI security by suggesting it is only as good as the data over which you train and use it. AI is exposed to large data sets and models are encoded with...
2024-07-0228 min
Masters of PrivacyEllison Anne Williams: Homomorphic Encryption and its interplay with other PETsWhat is Homomorphic Encryption? Can it be leveraged in the context of cross-vertical challenges? Dr. Ellison Anne Williams is the Founder and CEO of Enveil, the pioneering data security startup protecting Data in Use. She has more than a decade of experience spearheading avant-garde efforts in the areas of large scale analytics, information security and privacy, computer network exploitation, and network modeling at the National Security Agency and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. In addition to her leadership experience, she is accomplished in the fields of distributed computing and algorithms, cryptographic applications, graph theory, combinatorics...
2024-04-0224 min
The ITPro PodcastPutting privacy-enhancing technologies to useAs the economy has become increasingly dependent on data, companies have sought to make more profit from mining user actions such as through loyalty schemes or social media interactions. But individual rights also have to be respected, and businesses have to follow strict data protection procedures.Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are one method for companies to securely search through data to derive value – for example, a bank could search through customer data to expose fraudulent activity without putting the personal information of all the customers involved at risk.This episode, Rory and Jane are joined by...
2023-08-0427 min
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awarenessEp. 86 Privacy Enhancing TechnologiesPainting with a wide brushstroke, there are three kinds of data: data at rest; data in transit; and data in use. Today, we speak to the person who pioneered the concept of protecting data in use. Her name is Dr. Ellison Ann Williams and has an impressive background, having an MS in Mathematics, an MS in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. In Mathematics. Additionally, she served at the NSA for ten years and has a thorough knowledge of federal security requirements. Let us state the challenge: tech companies are scraping the Internet for as m...
2023-08-0129 min
IBS Intelligence PodcastsEp507: How privacy-enhancing technologies can leverage data to unlock value and fight financial crimeEllison Anne Williams, CEO & Founder, Enveil Privacy-enhancing technologies for secure data search protect data while it's being used or processed. The development of privacy-enhancing technologies is a hot topic for financial services. The UN estimates that up to $2 trillion of cross-border money laundering occurs each year. Greater information sharing and collaborative analytics among financial organisations could transform the detection of this activity in a secure manner without compromising jurisdictional requirements. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Ellison Anne Williams, CEO and Founder of Enveil about the potential for secure data usage.
2022-09-0713 min
What's Next InWhat's Next In: With great data comes great responsibilityData is more valuable than ever – which means, more than ever, it needs to be protected. From the rise of open banking, which enables people to share their financial data to access more choice and better experiences, to the growing desire of companies across industries to harness data to make smarter decisions and create new revenue streams, data security is key. In the latest episode of “What’s Next In,” Mastercard’s podcast that informally explores technology, innovation and ideas, host Vicki Hyman discusses the evolution of privacy-enhancing technologies with Bob Schukai, Mastercard’s executive vice preside...
2022-06-1424 min
The IQT PodcastThe Intersection: Transitioning from government to startupsThis week’s episode of The Intersection features a conversation between Steve Bowsher and Dr. Ellison Anne Williams, CEO and Founder of Enveil. Tune in to hear their discussion on the challenges and opportunities in transitioning from a career with the federal government to starting a company from scratch.
2021-06-2222 min
The Encrypted EconomyHow End To End Encryption is Coming To AI and The Internet - Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama.ai: - E27Follow The Encrypted Economy on your favorite platforms!TwitterLinkedInInstagramFacebookThis week on The Encrypted Economy, my guest is Rand Hindi, the CEO of Zama.AI. Any previous listeners of the podcast will know that the potential of privacy-enhancing technologies like homomorphic encryption has been a central focus of mine. We have had the privilege of interviewing innovative researchers and business leaders in the space to help paint apicture of this industry’s future, and this week’s episode continues the trend. My conversation with Rand was our...
2021-05-0438 minThe Encrypted EconomyKevin McCarthy, VP of Business Development at Inpher on Secret Computing - E19This week on The Encrypted Economy, my guest is Kevin McCarthy, Vice President of Business Development at Inpher. Inpher is another major player in the privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) space, continuing The Encrypted Economy’s quest to shine a light on technologies like Homomorphic Encryption, Secure-Multiparty Computation, and many other PETs. We have talked to lead researchers in the field like Kurt Rohloff, Brett Hemenway Falk, and Ellison Anne Williams, but Kevin brings a fresh perspective with his BD focus. He is dedicated to making the professional community aware of the new world of business opportunities that will become av...
2021-03-1656 minThe Encrypted EconomyEllison Anne Williams, CEO of Enveil, Privacy Enhancing Technologies Make Entirely New Things Possible - E14This week on The Encrypted Economy my guest is Ellison Anne Williams, the founder and CEO of Enveil, a Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET) start-up. She founded the company in 2016 after spending 12 years at the NSAstudying the technologies that allow Enveil to encrypt data while in use. Ellison Anne has created cutting edge use cases for homomorphic encryption and other PETs which listeners of The Encrypted Economy will be very familiar with. As a result of this innovation, Enveil has been recognized by organizations like the World Economic Forum and Cybersecurity Ventures. Don’t miss this episode of The Encrypted Eco...
2021-02-0939 min
Extreme UncertaintyEllison Anne Williams - The Holy GrailWhat do you know about cryptography?
For decades, researchers and data scientists in the federal government and commercial enterprises have invested millions to crack the code on homomorphic encryption—that is, how to keep data secure while it's in use. Our guest on the podcast today spent the first part of her career at the National Security Agency as one of those scientists, and she's the one who cracked the code.
In 2016, Dr. Ellison Anne Williams left the NSA to found Enveil, the first commercial company to provide security for data in use. Also kn...
2021-01-2831 min
Privacy PleaseS2, E49 - Top Listeners ChoiceSend us a textEp. 27 - Sergeant First Class, Brittany Conley· Senior Recruiter, Team Lead for the South Carolina National Guard · We talk about Brittany's story, where she came from, beating the odds, how quickly she came into privacy concerns after her LinkedIn post Ep. 40 - Thomas Besore, Esq - Certified Privacy Advocate· Attorney by day and Certified Privacy Professional by night· We talk about his career as an attorney, why he got into Privacy during the pandemic, fantastic stories around technology Ep. 29 - Debbie Reynolds - The...
2021-01-1345 minPrivacy PleaseEp. 43 - Ellison Anne Williams, CEO, Founder at EnveilSend us a textThis week on Privacy Please Podcast Gabriel Gumbs and I have the pleasure of speaking with Ellison Anne Williams the very intelligent, hardworking #CEO, #Founder at Enveil - A data security company protecting data in use.We talk about her start before getting into #datasecurity, the many degrees she worked hard for, how she started Enveil, the powerful message behind the proudest moment in her personal life, #dataprivacy, #datainmotion, #encryption, and...
2020-11-1140 min
Justice. Mercy. Faith.I am weary, let me voteClaire Hein Blanton is an ordained Baptist minister in Houston, Texas. She is currently studying for her PhD in systematic theology and ethics from the University of Aberdeen. Essay: “I am weary, let me vote.”The Rev. Sandra Dorsainvil is director of Short-Term Mission for International Ministries. Essay: “Walking a new walk-engaging in practices that build bridges, break barriers.”The Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell is pastor of Queen Anne Baptist Church, in Seattle, Washington, and ministry associate of social media for the Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches USA. Essay: “Zoom Memor...
2020-10-2928 min
Captivated Audience: A Financial Crime PodcastAML Innovators: KYC, Privacy and Homomorphic Encryption: Dr Ellison Anne Williams, CEO and Founder, Enveil (Washington D.C. USA, recorded on 12 May 2020)Dr Ellison Anne Williams, CEO and Founder, Enveil (Washington D.C. USA,on the securing of data in use, the data security triad, the "holy grail" of cryptography - homomorphic encryption, how it works, its use for securely sharing data for the detection and prevention of financial crime, the potential for cross-jurisdictional information sharing while still protecting personal information, sweeping the 2019 AML Techsprint co-hosted by the UK and USA regulators and dispelling the dreaded "black box" concern of regulators around how AML/CFT RegTech works.
2020-05-1716 min
Barefoot Innovation PodcastHomomorphic Encryption: Enveil CEO Ellison Anne WilliamsOur guest today is Ellison Anne Williams, the CEO of Enveil. And she is an expert in the privacy technology known as homomorphic encryption.
2020-04-2154 min
Giant MessBojack Horseman S6, That Awkward Moment, Mets 5th Starter + Giants Trading Evan Engram? | Giant Mess S1 Ep30On this episode of "Giant Mess", giant mess Neal Lynch talks about...
Bojack Horseman Season 6 (The Final Season)
Dark Waters movie starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, and Bill Pullman
Erin Brockovich movie starring Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, and Aaron Eckhart
That Awkward Moment movie starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan
Mets - 3 under-the-radar Mets who could have an impact in 2020, what should the Mets do with 5th starter position in the pitching rotation
NY Giants - Leonard Williams saga, what Rhett Ellison’s retirement means for the tight end position, what to do with Ev...
2020-03-122h 28
TechnadoThe Technado, Episode 96: Enveil’s Dr. Ellison Anne WilliamsJustin joined Peter and Don as a permanent part of Technado, and not a moment too soon. His math degree helped the team understand Dr. Ellison Anne William’s from Enveil as she broke down their homomorphic encryption capabilities. They also covered the rough week from Microsoft and how video games could save Notre Dame Cathedral.
2019-04-221h 13Technado (Archived)The Technado, Episode 96: Enveil’s Dr. Ellison Anne WilliamsJustin joined Peter and Don as a permanent part of Technado, and not a moment too soon. His math degree helped the team understand Dr. Ellison Anne William’s from Enveil as she broke down their homomorphic encryption capabilities. They also covered the rough week from Microsoft and how video games could save Notre Dame Cathedral.
2019-04-2200 min
Reading GlassesEp 69 - Hot, Fresh Opinions and Delilah Dawson!Brea and Mallory check in with their 2018 reader resolutions, talk about finding new books to read and interview author Delilah Dawson! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - EastSiders Kickstarter Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Delilah Dawson Delilah's Twitter Sparrowhawk Books Mentioned -
2018-10-0449 min
Data Engineering PodcastProtecting Your Data In Use At Enveil with Ellison Anne Williams - Episode 45Summary
There are myriad reasons why data should be protected, and just as many ways to enforce it in tranist or at rest. Unfortunately, there is still a weak point where attackers can gain access to your unencrypted information. In this episode Ellison Anny Williams, CEO of Enveil, describes how her company uses homomorphic encryption to ensure that your analytical queries can be executed without ever having to decrypt your data.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the Data Engineering Podcast, the show about modern data management
When you’re ready to build your next pi...
2018-08-2724 min
Special EditionsData-centric security.In this CyberWire special edition, we take a look at data-centric security, focusing on the security of the data itself, rather than the surrounding networks, application or servers. To help us on our journey of understanding we’ve lined up a number of industry experts. Ellison Anne Williams is CEO of Enveil, a company that’s developed cutting edge encryption techniques. Adam Nichols is principle of software security at Grimm, a cybersecurity engineering and consulting firm. Mark Forrest is CEO of Cryptshare, maker of secure electronic communication technologies for the exchange of business sensitive information. And Jo...
2018-08-0129 min
The One Way Ticket ShowHoward Rosenman - Film, TV and Broadway ProducerHoward Rosenman has established himself as one of the most prolific producers in film and television, best known for the hilarious remake of FATHER OF THE BRIDE starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, the cult phenomenon BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and THE FAMILY MAN starring Nicolas Cage.
Rosenman’s films have won 2 Peabody Awards, an Academy Award and top honors at the Sundance, Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals. His work ranges from the above-mentioned films plus THE MAIN EVENT with Barbra Streisand, STRANGER AMONG US with Melanie Griffith, and YOU KILL ME with Sir Ben Kingsley, to the acclaimed do...
2015-02-1032 min