About the IAPP

Kirsten is the enterprise Chief Privacy and Data Ethics Officer for BNY Mellon, a global investments company servicing clients in 35 countries. She also serves as Chief Data Officer for BNY Mellon’s International business division.

Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Kirsten was the Group Head of Data Privacy and Records Management at Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’s largest financial services group. Her career began in consultancy, where she spent over 15 years helping global clients of EY and KPMG manage their privacy, cybersecurity and technology risks, in roles spanning technical security testing, advisory, assurance and solution implementation.

Kirsten is the Co-Chair of BNY Mellon’s PRISM EMEA employee resource group which promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion. She serves on the Advisory Boards of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the PICCASO privacy special interest group.

Kirsten holds a B.Com Hons (Information Systems) from the University of Cape Town, the IAPP’s CIPP/E and CIPM certifications and other industry-recognised privacy, risk and security certifications.