K Royal

K Royal, PhD is an attorney and global compliance professional with over 25 years of experience in the legal and health-related fields. K is a bright voice in the tech world, especially global data protection, privacy, cyber law addressing emerging technologies, assessing opportunities, and integrating compliance. She has advised numerous start-up companies along with some of the top names on the Fortune Global 500 list. She is a highly recognized professional, a frequent author and speaker, and co-host of the top-ranked, globally renown, Serious Privacy podcast. K has also served on the board of directors of numerous non-profit entities and typically volunteers well over 1,000 hours annually, mostly in a professional advisory capacity for governance, risk, and ethics.

She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) plus Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) through ISACA. She obtained her law degree at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and her PhD in public affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is currently the Global Chief Privacy Officer and Deputy General Counsel at Crawford & Company.