Alessandro Galtieri

Alessandro is Deputy General Counsel, VP Corporate Law, and Group Data Protection Officer at Colt, a network and data centre services company active in more than 50 countries. He is also the Secretary of Colt's Audit Committee and the Chair of Colt pension fund's Investment Governance Committee.

Alessandro has extensive experience in the high-tech space, with roles at Hexagon, the European Space Agency, and Interoute Communications (now GTT).

He is qualified in England, Ireland, and Italy; a Chartered Governance Professional, and a Certified Information Privacy Professional. He attended Rome University's "La Sapienza", the University of Law, and the Academy of International Law in The Hague. Alessandro holds an MBA from Hult International Business School at Ashridge.

Alessandro is a member of the Society for Computers and Law’s Sustainability and ESG Committee, and a guest lecturer for the University of Law's Certificate in Effective Skills for the In-House Lawyer. In 2019 Alessandro was Legal500’s Data Protection Individual of the Year.