Breakwater Solutions Launcheswith Jim Vint and Rebecca Patterson to Lead Its Consulting Business

By CIOReview | Thursday, March 18, 2021

Vint and Patterson will collaborate with clients across a wide range of industries to recognize and mitigate data-driven risk. They have decades of experience working with clients across a wide variety of sectors to identify and address data-driven risk.

FREMONT, CA: Breakwater Solutions, a new technology and consulting company, has named Jim Vint and Rebecca Patterson to lead its consulting business. Both were founding members of Breakwater and will serve as managing directors, with Vint also acting as a chief revenue officer.

“When driving data governance and risk mitigation initiatives, business leaders typically come to a significant realization, the solution is broader than software or services,” said James Schellhase, CEO, Breakwater. “Using a holistic approach, we provide our clients with the option of a single partner for consulting, technology, and managed services, eliminating the finger pointing and inefficiency that can occur between multiple providers. Jim and Rebecca are trusted experts in our market, and their proven leadership building world-class consulting organizations will be critical to our clients’ success.”

Breakwater helps businesses establish sound data risk mitigation practices by combining technology and human experience to solve their most pressing issues in information governance, conflicts and investigations, regulatory compliance, privacy, and cybersecurity. Vint and Patterson will collaborate with clients across a wide range of industries to recognize and mitigate data-driven risk. They have decades of experience working with clients across a wide variety of sectors to identify and address data-driven risk.

Vint has over two decades of consulting experience, with stops at Ankura, Navigant, and FTI Consulting among them. He has established global technology consulting practices that include risk reduction and strategic approaches to issues in litigation, enforcement, and investigations. He has collaborated with businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to the Global 100, as well as the Am Law 100, Magic Circle, and regional affiliate organizations, in several industries. Vint began his career at Arthur Andersen and earned his MBA from Duke University.

“Breakwater is committed to helping organizations become more data-driven and strategic in their approach to legal and regulatory compliance,” Vint said. “Our industry-leading software capabilities will enable our consulting busines to be broader in our delivery of customized, creative solutions for our clients. We look forward to the aggressive global expansion of our consulting practice as we scale up to meet the growing needs of the complex businesses we serve.”

Patterson has over 15 years of experience in consulting and executive management. She has led and strategically grown analytics and data strategy consulting practices that deliver solutions to various clients facing complex data challenges in litigation, investigations, and regulatory compliance. She has worked with corporate and law firm clients to design and deliver custom solutions and strategic responses founded on data strategy, data analytics, and risk mitigation. Patterson earned her JD and Certificate in Tax Law from Loyola University Chicago.

“Our clients face continuous change to their operating landscape with emerging privacy regulations, ongoing cybersecurity threats, and the ever-present disputes and litigation portfolio they manage,” Patterson said. “Critical corporate data is at the heart of each of these risks. We look forward to providing more dynamic solutions through our people and Breakwater’s technology.”