About the IAPP

Rahul Matthan is partner with Trilegal and leads the technology practice of the firm. After a career spent advising clients on issues as diverse as cryptocurrency, telecommunications regulation, internet and social media law, and technology M&A he has played an increasingly active role in helping shape technology policy in the country.

Rahul writes a weekly column on the intersection between technology, society and the law. His latest book "The Third Way: India's Revolutionary Approach to Data Governance" describes how digital public infrastructure could offer a new approach to data governance. In 2024 he was listed among India’s economic thinkers to watch out for in the next decade.

Rahul has served on the RBI Committee for Household Finance as well as the Kris Gopalakrishnan committee on Non-Personal Data. During India's Presidency of the G20 he served as the DPI Advisor to the Ministry of Finance.

After having served, for many years, on its Management Committee, Rahul is currently a member of the Board of Trilegal.