James Leaton Gray

At The Privacy practice James provides Outsourced Data Protection Officer services; bespoke consultancy services in Data Protection and Privacy; DP training; Strategic privacy positioning; and data breach management.

An expert in data strategies, Privacy, Data Protection and Information Rights he uniquely combines this with experience in business leadership, strategy, policy, and press management.

James created the BBC’s Information Policy and Compliance team to oversee the Corporation’s processes in Freedom of Information and Data Protection and successfully led it for over ten years. Before joining the legal section, he was a programme maker and spent much of his time in political journalism.

He advises a very wide range of industries including media, banking and insurance, AdTech, Gaming, pharmaceuticals, social media and online services.