Biography

Specializing in regulatory compliance, emerging technologies, and personal data protection.

Former Director of Litigation Legal Counsel for Grupo Argentaria, Cajas Postal, and Banco Hipotecario S.A. from 1998 to 2000, with a focus on legal advice regarding technology.

Former Director of Litigation Legal Counsel for Grupo Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. from 2000 to 2014, with a focus on legal advice regarding technology.

Professor at the Judicial School and the Center for Legal Studies of the Administration of Justice.

National and international consultant in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and a regular collaborator with the Spanish Data Protection Agency and the Catalan Data Protection Authority, holding certifications from APEP, ISMS, and others.

Collaborator with the CEDDET Foundation and author of the Republic of Honduras's Personal Data Protection Bill.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Spanish Professional Privacy Association (APEP) and the Governing Board of CUMPLEN.

Compliance Officer, having led the implementation of corporate compliance programs in numerous companies.

General Evaluator for DPOs at the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification (AENOR) until April 2, 2019.

President of the Association of Lawyers Specialized in Corporate Criminal Law (ADECORP).

Former President of the Appeals and Jurisdictional Committee of the Madrid Football Federation and current Compliance Officer for the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Certified in Compliance by CUMPLEN and internationally by the Compliance Officer Institute (CICO), as well as a Certified Data Privacy Professional by ISMS and APEP.

Member of the Judiciary: Magistrate on leave.

Counsel to the Constitutional Court.
 
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Education

Law degree from Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE), graduating with honors (1981).

Doctor of Law from UNED, receiving the Extraordinary Doctorate Award in Administrative Law/New Technologies (2015).

Professor and collaborator in the field of New Technologies at Harvard University, UC Berkeley, and various Spanish universities.

Director and professor of Data Protection and General Data Protection Regulation courses organized by various Madrid Bar Associations.

Director of the DPO qualification course at the Madrid Bar Association.

Director of Data Protection courses for Public Administrations and DPO/DPD and Compliance Officer qualification courses for Editorial Tirant lo Blanch S.A.

Compliance professor at the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (IEB), European University, IE Business School, and the Chamber of Commerce.

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Associations

Corresponding Academician of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation. Member of its Economic and Technological Commissions.

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Publications

He is the author of numerous books on Compliance and New Technologies, and a regular contributor to national and international media.

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