Foresight. Integrity. Impact.
We operate at the intersection of data governance, privacy, and women’s health market intelligence, guiding organizations that shape the products we rely on every day. Our aim is simple: build trust without slowing progress with privacy-by-design that’s visible and repeatable.
Strategic foresight rooted in legacy.
Why us? Up to 40% lower exposure and faster, cleaner audits—trustworthy governance
Our Vision
Strategic foresight rooted in legacy. That’s the foundation of 1836 & Co. — and the reason industry leaders trust us to help them see what’s next and act with confidence.
Our Approach
Our approach turns policy into practice. We combine women’s health market insight with privacy-by-design and clear guardrails, so leaders can ship responsibly, pass audits, and scale what works.
Our Edge
Our proprietary frameworks — including the Privacy Dial™ and Women’s Health Data Axis™ — help clients translate complex regulations and standards into actionable strategies that strengthen compliance and accelerate innovation.
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About Sheena D. Franklin
Founder & Managing Principal
Sheena D. Franklin brings more than two decades of experience shaping healthcare policy, data governance, and compliance strategy. Her work spans healthcare lobbying, where she represented Fortune 50 companies, such as Walgreens Boots Alliance, before Congress, the FDA, and CMS on healthcare reform, privacy and health information policy, and political compliance. At Grant Thornton LLP, Franklin founded the firm’s first Political Affairs and Compliance department and while at Perkins Coie LLP she served as a Senior Compliance Specialist.
Today, she applies that expertise to advancing data privacy, ethics, and women’s health innovation as the founding Prinicpal of 1836 & Co. Sheena is also the Founder of The K’ept Health Institute, a women’s health data organization building trusted data infrastructure, and serves as Co-Chair of the Consumer Technology Association’s Women’s Health Working Group, where she led development of the first industry standards for consumer and healthcare technologies impacting women’s health and wellness.