David Birkinshaw

David Birkinshaw is an experienced Senior Data Protection Consultant at Kaleidoscope Consultants Limited since April 2022, with a robust background in privacy management and information governance. Prior roles include serving as Privacy Manager at COMPASS Pathways and Senior Information Governance Manager at Genomics England. David has expertise in various aspects of information rights, including the General Data Protection Regulation and the Freedom of Information Act. Significant contributions include acting as interim privacy manager for Bupa and interim information governance manager for South London Commissioning Support Unit, managing compliance and information governance steering groups. David holds a Master’s Degree in Information Rights Law and Practice from Northumbria University and has held various roles across NHS Trusts and organizations specializing in information governance and IT project management since the late 1990s.