Judith Germano is an attorney, entrepreneur, academic, public-company board member, and former federal prosecutor. Professor Germano has deep expertise in cybersecurity and technology governance, data privacy, regulatory compliance, complex financial and government fraud, enterprise risk management, and organizational communication.
Professor Germano was Chief of Economic Crimes at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and an Assistant United States Attorney for 11 years. She prosecuted and supervised investigations and trials of national and international impact on cybercrime, public corruption, financial fraud, and national security matters. Professor Germano previously worked as a litigator at a global law firm and in 2013 founded her own boutique law firm, GermanoLaw LLC, providing high-stakes legal and strategic advice and representation on civil, criminal, and regulatory matters to public and privately held organizations and their executives.
Professor Germano is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell University Law School and NYU School of Law. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy, a Senior Fellow in Cornell’s Tech Policy Institute, and a Distinguished Fellow at NYU’s Center for Cybersecurity. Professor Germano is a member of the board of directors of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM), serving on the enterprise risk and credit risk committees. She is also a 5x Ironman (140.6-mile) triathlete.