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United Kingdom

London, England Metropolitan Area

Develop and lead the implementation of strategies to ensure Vimeo’s compliance with new regulatory requirements and guidance worldwide, including the UK’s Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated Decision-Making and the EU’s AI Act, DSA and DMA.Engage with policymakers, regulators and other stakeholders to ensure Vimeo’s perspective is heard in important debates on key policy issues that impact the company and wider tech industry, including on AI and intermediary… Show more Develop and lead the implementation of strategies to ensure Vimeo’s compliance with new regulatory requirements and guidance worldwide, including the UK’s Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated Decision-Making and the EU’s AI Act, DSA and DMA.Engage with policymakers, regulators and other stakeholders to ensure Vimeo’s perspective is heard in important debates on key policy issues that impact the company and wider tech industry, including on AI and intermediary liability.Develop Vimeo’s internal policies and guidelines, and implement related processes, in response to regulatory developments worldwide on issues ranging from the use of AI, privacy and consumer protection to content moderation and intermediary liability.Lead engagement with key stakeholders to ensure Vimeo contributes to the work being done globally to keep the online space safe from harmful content, including that which has been altered or synthetically created.Act as the final escalation point for issues arising from the enforcement of our Terms of Service, Acceptable Use Policy and Community Guidelines, and help define the company’s response to high-profile incidents.Engage with Vimeo’s Trust & Safety team daily to help improve moderation processes, increase transparency and ensure the objective and consistent enforcement of our Acceptable Use Policy, and ensure the timely identification of potential risks in new or existing products and develop plans to mitigate them.Assist General Counsel, Product and Trust & Safety teams with music business and legal affairs involving PROs, labels and other rights holders worldwide. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Tech policy expert on issues from content, security and trust, to data privacy, copyright and competition. I work with companies' policy teams worldwide to help them choose the right policies and build robust governance frameworks that will allow them to strengthen their products and services. I analyse policy trends and identify challenges and design and implement strategies for effectively managing risk while enabling business. I work with clients' teams across borders and… Show more Tech policy expert on issues from content, security and trust, to data privacy, copyright and competition. I work with companies' policy teams worldwide to help them choose the right policies and build robust governance frameworks that will allow them to strengthen their products and services. I analyse policy trends and identify challenges and design and implement strategies for effectively managing risk while enabling business. I work with clients' teams across borders and functions to drive enforcement of internal polices and increase compliance of regulatory requirements. I design and implement internal and external stakeholder engagement strategies.I design and lead the implementation of advocacy campaigns to ensure clients' vision and priorities are reflected in national and international policies that promote innovation and growth for the tech industry. Show less

London

Technology/Digital Economy/Privacy and security/Compliance/Policy drafting/OECD- Within the FinTech sector, advised clients on the challenges they face as a result of the interaction between the trending focus on transparency by governments and the enactment of increasingly stringent data privacy and security laws and regulations. Work includes counselling clients on the privacy and security issues arising from innovative data-driven products, and collaborating with IT teams to offer a… Show more Technology/Digital Economy/Privacy and security/Compliance/Policy drafting/OECD- Within the FinTech sector, advised clients on the challenges they face as a result of the interaction between the trending focus on transparency by governments and the enactment of increasingly stringent data privacy and security laws and regulations. Work includes counselling clients on the privacy and security issues arising from innovative data-driven products, and collaborating with IT teams to offer a policy perspective on the development of cutting-edge solutions to these challenges. - Designed systems that allow clients to proactively and effectively monitor the global policy landscape. - Produced regular policy briefings and helped clients define their positions with respect to pressing policy issues. - Drafted companies’ responses to proposed legislative changes and articulated client’s positions to ensure their policy agendas were incorporated into legislative drafting.- Worked closely with senior officers and managed cross-functional global teams in the design and implementation of company-wide governance frameworks. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Innovation/Advocacy/Policy/Digital Economy/Privacy and Security/Taxation- Founder of consulting wing of the DLC – a ground breaking multi-stakeholder platform with founding members from companies like Facebook and Spotify - which works closely with government, digital platforms, entrepreneurs and universities to develop and lead public policy campaigns across the full range of policy areas that impact companies in the tech and digital space, including: innovation; data privacy; security;… Show more Innovation/Advocacy/Policy/Digital Economy/Privacy and Security/Taxation- Founder of consulting wing of the DLC – a ground breaking multi-stakeholder platform with founding members from companies like Facebook and Spotify - which works closely with government, digital platforms, entrepreneurs and universities to develop and lead public policy campaigns across the full range of policy areas that impact companies in the tech and digital space, including: innovation; data privacy; security; competition; open internet and net neutrality; intellectual property; and taxation of the digital economy.- Enable the DLC to develop networks and secures key partnerships with international regulators (e.g. EU policymakers on the right to be forgotten), national government (e.g. the Dept. for Business, Innovation & Skills, Department for Communities & Local Gov.), international tech clusters (e.g. Skolkovo); industry groups (e.g. World Federation of Advertisers), and thought leaders (e.g. Tim Wu, leading authority on ‘Net Neutrality’) on emerging policy issues around cutting edge technology. - Lead the DLC’s strategy aimed at creating an on-going transfer of knowledge from current tech/digital leaders to future leaders in order to make the digital economy more understood by, and more accessible for, school leavers and graduates.- Work closely with London’s tech community to provide support to tech start-ups. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Policy/Innovation/Digital economy- Senior policy advisor at ‘theAudience’ – an innovative digital consultancy founded by Sean Parker (Napster/Facebook), which works with tech platforms, global brands and thought leaders in government, business and entertainment. - Directed the company’s move into the business and political digital consultancy space which helped secure key clients including Buckingham Palace, the London Mayor’s office, Tony Blair and Unilever CEO, Keith Weed. -… Show more Policy/Innovation/Digital economy- Senior policy advisor at ‘theAudience’ – an innovative digital consultancy founded by Sean Parker (Napster/Facebook), which works with tech platforms, global brands and thought leaders in government, business and entertainment. - Directed the company’s move into the business and political digital consultancy space which helped secure key clients including Buckingham Palace, the London Mayor’s office, Tony Blair and Unilever CEO, Keith Weed. - Provided counsel on direct-to-consumer publishing strategies, focusing on the intersection between social media and social responsibility to help ‘theAudience’ create more engaging and meaningful connections through social networks. Show less

Greater New York City Area

Global governance/International taxation/Privacy and security/Digital economy- Advised clients on the design and implementation of global governance strategies to manage the risks that accompany the transition from traditional to cloud-based, borderless business models.- Counselled clients operating in multiple jurisdictions on the interpretation and application of double taxation treaties, specifically with respect to transactions in the digital economy. Relevant work includes advising… Show more Global governance/International taxation/Privacy and security/Digital economy- Advised clients on the design and implementation of global governance strategies to manage the risks that accompany the transition from traditional to cloud-based, borderless business models.- Counselled clients operating in multiple jurisdictions on the interpretation and application of double taxation treaties, specifically with respect to transactions in the digital economy. Relevant work includes advising clients on (i) attribution of profits; (ii) determination of the existence of a permanent establishment; and (iii) application of transfer pricing rules. - Worked with clients in the financial services sector and managed cross-border and cross-functional teams to develop strategies for the transformation internal processes as a result of business, regulatory, and technological changes, including those related to heightened customer documentation and reporting requirements.- Counselled clients operating in over 40 jurisdictions with strong privacy laws preventing the sharing of accountholder information with third parties in order to comply with requests for information by the IRS as well as local authorities. Show less

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Domestic and international Tax Counseling and Advisory.

Master’S Degree, Law - International Taxation

Activities and Societies: Harvard Law and Entrepreneurship Project

Licenciada En Derecho, Law