Niall is a Senior Data Protection Advisor at Trilateral Research responsible for delivering Outsourced DPO and Data Protection compliance support projects, including embedding data protection-by-design and -default throughout the data lifecycle within clients’ organisations. This includes developing appropriate and tailored policies and procedures, undertaking risk assessments and impact assessments regarding the processing of personal data (DPIAs), supporting the development of documentation to demonstrate compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, as well as the Health Research Regulations.
Niall is an experienced data protection and information manager. He is also a highly skilled technical writer and editor with a professional interest and expertise in digital transformation and digital continuity. He was previously Head of Information Management at the Government Digital Service (GDS), UK Cabinet Office; and more recently, led the GDS Privacy and Data Protection Office. He also spent several years as Guidance Editor at The National Archives, Kew, developing sector-leading guidance on Metadata and Cataloguing standards, Digital Preservation, and Digital Continuity.
Niall is a Certified Information Privacy Manager. He holds an MSc in Library and Information Science from the University of London, and an MA in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama from University College Dublin.
Niall was born on Bloomsday – the catalyst for a lifelong obsession with James Joyce.