Kris Klein, CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP and Westin Fellow, has more than two and half decades of public and private sector experience in the federal regulatory arena in Canada, and is one of Canada’s leading advisors on privacy, data and AI governance, information security and access to information.

Prior to starting Canada’s first boutique law firm that specialized in this industry, Kris litigated and counseled extensively on federal regulatory law with a pre-eminent national firm, and, subsequently, for the Canada’s Department of Justice. Before leaving public service, he advised the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. In that role Kris counseled on legal, policy and strategic issues, including on the handling of high-profile and sensitive cases. He negotiated and settled complaints with private and public sector organizations facing scrutiny over privacy compliance issues. Kris also represented the Commissioner and her office publicly before Parliamentary committees, as a conference speaker, and before the media.