Ritchie Po
Privacy Practice Lead, Kobalt.io
Ritchie Po is the Privacy Practice Lead at Kobalt.io, a Vancouver-based IT security services company that specializes in providing cybersecurity services to SMB clients. The holder of Canadian (CIPP/C) and European / GDPR (CIPP/E) privacy professional designations, he is also a cybersecurity lawyer who has acted as legal counsel to a major Telecom, a multinational corporate trust agency, two Fortune 500 companies, and the worker’s compensation board.
In addition to serving as a member of the Conference Board for VIPSS 2021, his professional volunteering experiences include leadership roles with the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) BC’s FOI & Privacy Law subsection and the IAPP’s Canadian Advisory Board.
A published legal editor, Ritchie is also a Contributing Editor to the commercial retail trade publication Retail Insider, having assisted its founder at its inception. He enjoys getting couture and swag.
Ritchie Po is the Privacy Practice Lead at Kobalt.io, a Vancouver-based IT security services company that specializes in providing cybersecurity services to SMB clients. The holder of Canadian (CIPP/C) and European / GDPR (CIPP/E) privacy professional designations, he is also a cybersecurity lawyer who has acted as legal counsel to a major Telecom, a multinational corporate trust agency, two Fortune 500 companies, and the worker’s compensation board.
In addition to serving as a member of the Conference Board for VIPSS 2021, his professional volunteering experiences include leadership roles with the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) BC’s FOI & Privacy Law subsection and the IAPP’s Canadian Advisory Board.
A published legal editor, Ritchie is also a Contributing Editor to the commercial retail trade publication Retail Insider, having assisted its founder at its inception. He enjoys getting couture and swag.
