Dyann Heward-Mills, (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPP/US, LLM) CEO

Dyann has over 20 years of experience working in the area of data protection and cybersecurity, and has recently been appointed as an ethics expert for the European Commission in research and innovation.

She works extensively at C-suite level helping to build robust privacy and data protection programmes and has embedded a culture of good governance, trust and transparency within organisations. As well as advising on all areas of data protection law and compliance, Dyann is particularly known in the data protection arena for taking clients through the complexities and onerous process of Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs).

Before founding HewardMills, Dyann was a Partner at Baker McKenzie leading the data protection and cybersecurity practice group in London; Senior Privacy Counsel for GE Capital; and Senior Privacy and Communications lawyer at Linklaters.

Dyann is a leading authority in the media and a frequent guest for panel discussions, conferences and on the radio. She has published several articles and regularly appears as a guest lecturer.

Dyann Heward-Mills, (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPP/US, LLM) CEO

Dyann has over 20 years of experience working in the area of data protection and cybersecurity, and has recently been appointed as an ethics expert for the European Commission in research and innovation.

She works extensively at C-suite level helping to build robust privacy and data protection programmes and has embedded a culture of good governance, trust and transparency within organisations. As well as advising on all areas of data protection law and compliance, Dyann is particularly known in the data protection arena for taking clients through the complexities and onerous process of Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs).

Before founding HewardMills, Dyann was a Partner at Baker McKenzie leading the data protection and cybersecurity practice group in London; Senior Privacy Counsel for GE Capital; and Senior Privacy and Communications lawyer at Linklaters.

Dyann is a leading authority in the media and a frequent guest for panel discussions, conferences and on the radio. She has published several articles and regularly appears as a guest lecturer.