Valerie Lyons

Valerie Lyons is a highly experienced senior information security and privacy professional. COO of a niche cyber and data protection consulting firm based in Ireland, Lyons is also a subject matter expert in European data protection and privacy. Just completing her Ph.D. in Information Privacy, she has lectured on the topic of privacy in several Irish academic institutions including Dublin City University. She is also a regular speaker at both industry and academic conferences on security and privacy. Her key motivation is to change the approach to privacy so that privacy is the baseline rather than the goal, and to bring an understanding of privacy that extends beyond legislative dimensions.