About the IAPP

Onur Korucu is the Managing Partner at GovernID, where she leads the company’s strategic direction in data protection, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) regulations. She is also a Microsoft Subject Matter Expert (SME) and holds shares in three companies specializing in data protection, cybersecurity, and AI automation. Onur was recently honored by Business Post as one of the "Top 100 Most Powerful People in Tech in Ireland." Recognized for her contributions, she was selected as the recipient of the IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award 2024 and has won several other accolades.

Onur’s professional journey began at multinational professional services firms such as KPMG, PwC, and Grant Thornton, where she gained extensive experience as a consultant and senior management member across various global regions.

She previously held the positions of Head of Data Protection and Cybersecurity at international professional services companies and Senior Group Manager for GRC, Cybersecurity, and Data Protection at Microsoft—Avanade UK & Ireland. In addition to her technical engineering and M.Sc. degrees, she holds an LL.M. degree in Information and Technology Law and completed an executive master’s program in Business Analytics at the University of Cambridge.

She also serves as a lecturer for Cybersecurity Master’s programs at universities in Istanbul, Dublin, and London and has shared her expertise as a guest lecturer at esteemed institutions. She is on the advisory board for the MS in Cybersecurity program at the Dominican University of California. Onur authored a book on risk-based global approaches to enhancing data protection and has contributed articles to prestigious publications such as Harvard Business Review covering trends in technology.

She is a Women in Tech Global Ambassador, and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Advisory Board Member and Knowledgenet Chapter Chair.