Matthew R. A. Heiman
Chief Legal + Administrative Officer
Waystar Health
Matthew R. A. Heiman
Chief Legal + Administrative Officer
Waystar Health
Matthew R. A. Heiman leads all legal and corporate governance matters for Waystar. Over the last two decades, he has worked in corporate and government sectors, gaining deep experience in the areas of corporate governance, litigation, risk management, security, and compliance.
Most recently, Matthew was Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Associate General Counsel at Johnson Controls where he helped establish a new corporate secretary department and led the integration of legal departments following the company’s merger with Tyco International. Prior to its merger with Johnson Controls, Matthew held a number of positions with Tyco International including Vice President, Chief Compliance & Audit Officer. Before Tyco, Matthew was a lawyer with the National Security Division at the U.S Department of Justice. He was a legal advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq and practiced as a trial lawyer with the law firm of McGuireWoods.
Matthew holds a BA and JD from Indiana University and is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He is a Senior Fellow at George Mason University’s National Security Institute.
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Contributions
New Webinar: “Executive Order on Foreign-Controlled Apps”
Matthew R. A. Heiman
In June, President Biden issued a new executive order directing the federal government to review the security threats posed by foreign-controlled software applications. On September 2, Matthew Feeney (Cato Institute) moderated an insightful discussion on the topic featuring Jennifer Hay (DataRobot), Jamil Jaffer (National Security Institute), and Margaret Peterlin (Texas A&M University)…
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Two Useful Pieces of Commentary on Net Neutrality
Matthew R. A. Heiman
Matthew Heiman points to two recent items on net neutrality from Tom Hazlett.
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Deep Dive Episode 147 – The State of State Data Privacy Laws Post-2020 Election
An expert panel discusses what state data privacy actions mean for the debates surrounding data privacy as well as what might be anticipated in the next sessions of Congress and state legislatures.
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Government Surveillance: The National Security Perspective
Many national security experts argue that lawful surveillance activities, such as those authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), are necessary to protect the national security of the United States.
In this Fourth Branch video, Matthew Heiman takes a deep dive into this issue from the national security perspective.
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Government Surveillance: Security v. Liberty?
In this Fourth Branch video, Matthew Heiman and Julian Sanchez debate the pros and cons of government surveillance and Faisal Gill, a former Department of Homeland Security official who was surveilled by the federal government beginning in 2006, tells his story.
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Welcome to the “Deep Dive Podcast”
Matthew R. A. Heiman
Welcome to the newly branded Deep Dive podcast series by the Federalist Society’s Regulatory Transparency Project.
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Examining the California Consumer Privacy Act
Matthew R. A. Heiman
In a new teleforum, Professor Eric Goldman, Lindsey Tonsager, and moderator Professor Gus Hurwitz discuss the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
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Deep Dive Episode 41 – General Data Protection Regime & California Consumer Privacy Act
In this episode, Anna Hsia, Chris Riley, Gus Hurwitz, Thomas Hazlett, and Matthew R.A. Heiman discuss the implications of internet privacy legislation on innovation, small businesses, and consumer protection.
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Pepperdine Law Review’s 2019 Symposium: General Data Protection & California Consumer Privacy Act
Today’s regulatory landscape presents challenges for public and private entities. Private actors are often faced with conflicting, ambiguous, or altogether absent regulatory frameworks. Is it possible for them to overcome these challenges while delivering the creativity and innovation the marketplace demands? How can government regulators and legislators avoid stifling opportunity, function more efficiently, and enact and enforce sensible and effective regulatory schemes?
Pepperdine Law Review’s 2019 Symposium, in partnership with the Regulatory Transparency Project, explored these vital questions from both the academic and practical perspectives. The first panel of the symposium focused on the General Data Protection and California Consumer Privacy Act.
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Modern Privacy Advocacy
Matthew R. A. Heiman
In their thought-provoking essay, Gus Hurwitz and Jamil Jaffer explain that orthodoxy in the defense of privacy, a term that is ill-defined, may undermine the very value it tries to serve.
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Deep Dive Episode 32 – What to do about Facebook: On Data Privacy and the Future of Tech Regulation
Matthew R. A. Heiman (National Security Institute), Thomas Hazlett (Clemson University), Jamil N. Jaffer (National Security Institute), and Megan Stifel (Atlantic Council) discuss Facebook, data privacy, and the future of tech regulation.
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Deep Dive Episode 14 – Discussion on the Wassenaar Arrangement
Stewart Baker (Steptoe & Johnson), Alan Cohn (Steptoe & Johnson), and Matthew R. A. Heiman (Johnson Controls) discuss the Wassenaar Arrangement, which governs international export controls for “intrusion software,” and its regulatory effects.
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