Prior to his time at IAPP, Mr. Tene was globally recognized as a thought leader in the privacy and data protection space. He advised governments, regulators, international organizations, multinational companies and start ups on privacy legislation, regulation, strategy, governance and compliance. He was an Associate Professor at the College of Management, School of Law in Israel, and also served as the Managing Director at Tene & Associates, where he provided legal advice to dozens of companies, ranging from Fortune 50 multinationals to technology start-ups, on privacy and data protection, including M&A transactions, launch of new products and services, cross border data transfers, research and clinical trials.
Mr. Tene began his legal career as an M&A associate at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York followed by an associate position at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in Paris.