Robert Parker is a recently retired Deloitte & Touche Partner where he had national responsibility for the Canadian Personal Information Privacy and Business Continuity practices. He has authored a number of articles and books, information technology security and control, including three books on microcomputers published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. in the 1980s, four books on Year 2000, and was the Project Director on the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants publication Information Technology Control Guidelines that provides over 400 pages of security and control guidance to technology professionals.

He developed the Canadian Bankers Association's, Industry Canada, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants eBusiness security and privacy seminar presentations which were presented in over 50 cities across Canada.

He served on the International Board of Directors of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association from 1979 to 1991 and was International President in 1986-1987. He continues to be active in the Association and IT Governance Institute serving on their Assurance Committees and is currently assisting the ITGI develop IT Assurance Standards.

He was a founding member of the AICPA-CICA joint Canada - United States Enterprise-Wide Privacy Task Force which has developed principles and guidelines to provide a framework for assessing compliance with Canadian and US privacy legislation. He is currently the chair of the CICA's Privacy Advisory Group which promotes privacy amongst businesses and professionals in Canada.

He is a frequent author and presenter, having presented sessions on privacy in Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia, and having been published or quoted in a number of recognized magazines and journals.