Netherlands
• Legal and policy counsel in AI regulation, data protection, and EU digital law. • Senior Coordinating Advisor on AI at the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) • Translating AI regulation into workable compliance, governance, and risk management • Extensive engagement with industry through outreach, workshops, and the regulatory sandbox • Former Associate Professor of Law & Technology (Utrecht University) Expertise: EU AI Act • GDPR • AI governance • Platform regulation • Supervisory expectations Interested in roles where legal, product, and technology meet.
• Established and helped scale a new DPA directorate on AI and algorithms, with a strong outward-facing mandate towards industry and organizations. • Shaped the practical supervisory approach to the EU AI Act, translating legal requirements into concrete expectations for organizations developing and deploying AI. • Designed and launched an AI regulatory sandbox, enabling companies to test AI systems, clarify compliance obligations, and address risks early. • Extensive outreach via workshops, conferences, and direct engagement with AI-driven organizations.
• Advised on national draft legislation related to AI and data. • Involved in implementing supervision on new EU digital laws, including the AI Act, Data Governance Act, and Digital Services Act.
Teaching data protection and law & technology to working professionals in the Accountancy (BSc) programme at Nyenrode Business University.
Master Law and Technology; AI, democracy, and fundamental rights