Caitlin Fennessy

Caitlin Fennessy is Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer at the IAPP, where she guides the strategic development of research, publications, communications, programming, and external affairs. Caitlin is a recognized privacy expert, serving as an inaugural member of the UK International Data Transfers Expert Council, on the German Marshall Global Task Force to Promote Trusted Sharing of Data and on the Future of Privacy Forum Advisory Board. She speaks and leads frequent public discussions on the practical impacts of privacy developments around the world. Prior to joining the IAPP, Caitlin was the Privacy Shield Director at the US International Trade Administration, where she worked on international privacy and cross-border data flow policy issues.