About Léa
Privacy, Data protection & AI Governance consultant + fractional DPO + certified team coach. I help legal/product/security/ops/business teams make GDPR & EU AI Act compliance operational: clear decisions, scalable processes and audit-ready evidence - without slowing delivery.
10+ years across big tech & scale-ups (France, US, Ireland, China); managed up to 5 direct reports. Founder of Strive Privacy, a consulting and coaching agency.
Typical missions: DPIA/TIA, privacy-by-design, cross-border transfers (SCCs); AI governance & use-case registers; DSAR & Privacy Ops at scale (RoPA, policies, contract/vendor reviews); breach readiness & incident response; ISO 27001 audit prep; tailored training & literacy; regulatory monitoring/strategy (DSA, DORA, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, PIPL, COPPA, GLBA).
Operational from day 1 (Slack/Notion/Google Workspace/Jira). Coaching for leaders & teams in high-pressure, risk-heavy environments (workshops, team alignment, 1:1/group).
strive-privacy.com
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- Strive PrivacyConsulting & CoachingJanuary 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceAs an independant consultant, I advise organizations on the operationalization of data protection, AI governance, risk management programs, and regulatory strategies. As a coach, I facilitate workshops and individual sessions to strengthen leadership, clarify decision-making, and foster positive risk cultures.
- Kraken ExchangeGlobal Privacy & AI OfficerAugust 2022 - April 2025 (2 years and 8 months)Led Privacy and AI strategy and operations of a large crypto exchange platform across 30+ markets with 4 direct reports. Reporting to C-suite, with executive sponsorship from Compliance, IT/Security, Legal, Business development. Joined the core leadership team. Full remote.Supported and led:- Regulatory licensing efforts across +10 jurisdictions (eg. MICA, EMI, VASP)- Large business development projects including M&A- Go-to-market marketing campaigns- Product advisory and change management (PIA program for high risk processing)- Incident readiness and response- Procurement reviews and GDPR-driven contractual reviews- Creation and maintenance of Records of Data Processing Activities (RoPA)- Company wide and bespoke training and awareness campaigns
- TikTok-Senior Data Protection ManagerJanuary 2020 - January 2021 (1 year)Founding member of the Office of the Data Protection Officer. I advised TikTok's business teams and top management on the development of the European and Global privacy program. Dublin.
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Education
- Management & Team coachingUniversity Paris-Dauphine PSL2025Management & Team coaching
- Data Protection OfficerUniversity Paris II Panthéon2018Data Protection Officer