About the IAPP

Andrew A. Proia, CIPP/US CIPP/G, is an Attorney Advisor with the United States Department of Justice, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL).  The principal mission of OPCL is to protect the privacy and civil liberties of the American people through review, oversight, and coordination of the Department’s privacy operations.  At OPCL, Mr. Proia supports the duties and responsibilities of the Department’s Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer and provides legal advice and guidance to Department components on privacy and civil liberties issues.  Prior to joining the Department, Mr. Proia was a postdoctoral fellow at the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, focusing on information security law and policy.  Mr. Proia received a B.S. in criminal justice from the University of Central Florida, and a J.D. from the Indiana University, Maurer School of Law.