Who We Are

We are a not-for-profit, community interest company, established in the UK and governed by a Board of Directors.

We maintain regular contact with UK and foreign data protection organizations, data protection activists and academics. We also conduct opinion polls among internet users on topics relevant to our cause. All insights we gain from these activities are included in our decision-making processes on research, investigation and redress.

Please feel free to contact us at hello@dataprotectionfoundation.org if you have any questions or would like to bring something to our attention.

Our Board

Our Board of Directors maintain our direction and supervise our activities. Our Board members have the specific expertise and experience necessary to represent our members’ interests.

Mark Stoter OBE

Mark was a senior technologist in the British Army and the intelligence community. He was seconded to GCHQ to build the National Cyber Force. He holds a patent for a privacy-preserving technology and is an advocate for consumers’ data rights online.

Kate Wellington

Kate is the CEO of the Costs Lawyer Standards Board and co-founder and director of the Class Representative Network. She brings extensive legal and practical experience in UK collective actions.

Hannah Lownsbrough

Hannah is an experienced campaign and fundraising professional and is currently the Executive Director of SumofUs. She brings considerable experience of campaigning and fundraising and has broad experience as a board member in this field.

Advisory Panel

We regularly consult with experts from the fields of academia, public policy, law and other specialities that relate to our mission. To this end we have an advisory panel that strengthens our ability to source technical advice, tests our strategic thinking and enables us to access expertise or connections that may not be readily available via other means. Our advisory panel includes:

Duncan McCann

Duncan is Head of Accountability at 5 Rights Foundation where he works to ensure companies respect children’s rights in the online world. Duncan has a legal background, and over a decade in both tech industry and NGO worlds. Duncan advises us on data matters that relate to children and surveillance advertising

César Manso-Sayao

César is the Legal Officer at Digital Freedom Fund. He is a law graduate from the University of Costa Rica, and holds two Master’s degrees from the University of Barcelona, one in Human Rights and the other in Sociology. César also has a postgraduate degree in Technopolitics and Rights in the Digital Age from Pompeu Fabra University and previous work experience in digital rights organisations. He is an advocate for strategic litigation, as well as human rights-based, open-source and social innovation approaches as means to address the digital age’s emerging harms and challenges.