Stefan Kulk

AI & Data Regulation Counsel (PhD) @ Dutch DPA | Working on EU AI Act implementation

Netherlands

About

• 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.

Experience

  • Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA) (4 yrs 6 mos)
    • Coordinating Legal Advisor - AI and Algorithms
      Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

      • 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.

    • Senior Legal Advisor - AI and Data Legislation
      Feb 2022 - Sep 2022 · 8 mos

      • 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.

  • Guest Lecturer – Privacy, AI & Law for Professionals at Nyenrode Business University
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Teaching data protection and law & technology to working professionals in the Accountancy (BSc) programme at Nyenrode Business University.

  • Guest Lecturer - Law and Technology at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Master Law and Technology; AI, democracy, and fundamental rights

  • Editorial Board Member at Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht (NtEr) - Boom Juridisch
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Chair - Subgroup on prohibited practices at Competent Authorities on AI (CA@AI)
    Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs