Suzanne Leijten

Suzanne Leijten is an experienced legal professional specializing in data protection law. With a career spanning over a decade, Suzanne has held prominent positions at major organizations, including Director and Associate General Counsel of Data Protection at Meta since August 2022 and various roles at Facebook from 2017 to 2020, including Lead Data Protection Counsel. Prior to these positions, Suzanne served as an Associate at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and was a Boardmember at VeerStichting. Additionally, Suzanne's early experience includes a research intern role at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Academic credentials include a Master of Laws (LLM) in Philosophy of Law from Universiteit Leiden and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Information Law from Universiteit van Amsterdam.