Shane Patrick McNamee

Shane Patrick McNamee is a legal expert specializing in privacy and data protection, currently serving as Senior Counsel in the DPO office at Mastercard since January 2023, focusing on high-risk data processing operations. Concurrently, Shane is a member of the Support Pool of Experts at the European Data Protection Board, contributing legal and technical expertise in new technologies. Previous roles include Director of Global Privacy for EMEA at Marriott International, Chief Privacy Officer at Avast, and Assistant Commissioner at the Data Protection Commission Ireland. Shane's early career includes positions at the Department of Finance Ireland and as a Research Fellow at the University of Bayreuth, complemented by a robust educational background in law from institutions such as The University of Edinburgh and Trinity College Dublin.