About the IAPP

Jon Bello is a recipient of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) Privacy Advocate of 2021 Award. With over two decades of legal experience, Jon specializes in litigation, employment law, regulatory compliance, and data protection.  As a partner at Medialea Bello and Suarez Law, Jon provides data privacy compliance assistance to the firm's clients, drawing from his unique perspective as a former regional in-house counsel for one of the largest business process outsourcing companies with operations in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

As a privacy leader and advocate, Jon raises awareness that privacy is a human right and believes that Philippine data privacy discussions should be framed from such a perspective.  Notably, Jon actively builds "privacy bridges" between countries through collaborations and knowledge sharing with other privacy professionals across the globe.  

Jon is also an adjunct professor at the Asian Institute of Management, where he teaches cybersecurity ethics, policy, and law.

Jon previously served as KnowledgeNet Philippines Chapter Chairman (2020-2022), Chairman of the Security Council of Contact Center Association of the Philippines (2019-2020), NPC DP Council BPO Sector Representative (2019-2020), and Advisory Board Member of the US - Philippines Joint Cyber Security Working Group (2019-2020).