About the IAPP

Urvashi Sen is a CIPP/US certified attorney with over 16 years of experience in the legal industry, currently specializing in Data Privacy Law and Regulatory Compliance. As the Global Head of Regulatory Risk for HCL Technologies Ltd., a large global IT services company with over 130,000 employees and operations in 44 countries, Urvashi is responsible for the development and implementation of HCL’s Regulatory Risk framework, including advising HCL’s business teams on proactively managing regulatory risks and achieving regulatory compliance, while continuing to enable business objectives. Urvashi has also served as the acting Chief Privacy Officer for HCL, responsible for the creation and implementation of HCL’s global privacy program across the EU, APAC and Americas regions.  

Before joining HCL, Urvashi practiced as an attorney specializing in data privacy, regulatory law, and litigation at the law offices of DeVore & DeMarco, and Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. Urvashi has counseled clients on all aspects of business privacy and regulatory matters, including providing them with compliance and risk advice on legislative and regulatory requirements and developments, developing policies and procedures for implementation, conducting investigations and engaging in notification and remediation efforts for breaches, and drafting and negotiating contractual agreements.  

Urvashi has a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a B.A. from Yale University. She is currently a member of the Women Leading Privacy Advisory Board for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and a faculty member for the Practicing Law Institute.