Francesco Pozzoli

Francesco Pozzoli is an Italian Dublin based data protection and privacy law expert with over six years’ experience in the field. After achieving a master’s degree in law in his home country, he has graduated (LL.M.) with First Class Honours at Trinity College Dublin where he has specialised in New Technologies Law, Privacy Law and Data Protection.

Completed his studies, Francesco has begun his career working as Data Protection Consultant at PrivacyEngine where he has advised a wide range of organisations about the, at the time, newly introduced GDPR.

Subsequently, for over two years, he has been part of the Data Protection Team at PwC Ireland where he has contributed to build and maintain the company’s privacy framework.

From June 2019 to November 2023, he worked as Deputy Data Protection Officer of Very Ireland, one of the largest online retailers in the country, where he managed the data protection framework.

Since November 2023 he is the Data Protection Lead and DPO of Kneat Solutions, the world leading validation software developer for the life sciences industry, where he manages the company’s data protection framework and team.

Francesco is a IAPP Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) and holds the IAPP CIPP/E and CIPM certifications.