Kieran McDonagh

Chief Information Security and Data Protection Officer

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Kieran McDonagh

Bio

With more than 20 years of experience in Information Security, Privacy, and Resilience, Kieran has led risk and compliance projects for BNP Paribas, BP, and Centrica and has helped to secure regulatory approvals for a series of financial services enterprises.

Kieran also drafted the new international standard ISO 31700-1:2022 ‘Privacy By Design’, and contributes to the development of new global information security and privacy standards at ISO, ETSI, and the BSI, all of which are key organizations in the field of data security and privacy.

Kieran is CISA, CIPP/E, and CISSP certified, and has masters’ degrees in Information Security, Management Science, and Law. He is based in our London office.

Highlights

  • GDPR Program Manager in UK Financial Services organisations.
  • Editor of ISO 31700:2023 international standard for Consumer Product Privacy By Design.
  • Information Security risk manager for variety of UK-based multinationals.
  • Program Manager for regulatory license programs in cyber security and resilience in UK financial services firms.
  • Project Manager for SOX programs in UK Financial Services firms.

Admissions

  • Certified IT Auditor – CISA – Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
  • Certified Information Security Professional – CISSP – International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional – CIPP/E – International Association of Privacy Professional (IAPP)
  • Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor – ISO 27001 – British Standards Institution (BSI)
  • Certified Program Manager – MSP – APM Group
  • Certified Project Manager – Prince2 – APM Group

Education

  • LLM, International Legal Practice (LPC), University of Law, London
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), University of Law, London
  • MSc, Information Security, Royal Holloway College, University of London
  • MSc, Management Science (Operations Research), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow