Peter B. Kosmala
Faculty Instructor, York University
Peter is a recognized thought leader in data privacy with 20 years of experience as a former marketer, technologist, lobbyist and association leader and as a current consultant, educator and international speaker.
Peter led the creation of the first professional certification in data privacy, the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) in 2004, launched the CIPP-Canada (CIPP/C) in 2006 and followed both with four additional privacy credentials. He helped grow the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) from a professional community to the world’s largest privacy association as its first Vice President.
Peter led the US-based Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) and its “AdChoices” programme for consumer privacy protection as the organization’s first managing director. He has served in leadership roles at technology companies that include CMGI, dataxu (now ROKU) and at trade associations, the 4As and the NAI. He has represented industry in working groups and standards bodies The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), Stop Patent Abuse Now (SPAN) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Tracking Protection Group.
Peter’s roots are in digital media as a senior executive at ad agencies, Wells Rich Greene BDDP and MVBMS Partners/EURO RSCG (Havas).
Beginning in 2020, Peter became program advisor, lead content developer and course instructor for the first certificate programme in data privacy ever to be offered by York University in Toronto. He currently teaches two of the three courses in the programme.
Peter is a recognized thought leader in data privacy with 20 years of experience as a former marketer, technologist, lobbyist and association leader and as a current consultant, educator and international speaker.
Peter led the creation of the first professional certification in data privacy, the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) in 2004, launched the CIPP-Canada (CIPP/C) in 2006 and followed both with four additional privacy credentials. He helped grow the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) from a professional community to the world’s largest privacy association as its first Vice President.
Peter led the US-based Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) and its “AdChoices” programme for consumer privacy protection as the organization’s first managing director. He has served in leadership roles at technology companies that include CMGI, dataxu (now ROKU) and at trade associations, the 4As and the NAI. He has represented industry in working groups and standards bodies The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), Stop Patent Abuse Now (SPAN) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Tracking Protection Group.
Peter’s roots are in digital media as a senior executive at ad agencies, Wells Rich Greene BDDP and MVBMS Partners/EURO RSCG (Havas).
Beginning in 2020, Peter became program advisor, lead content developer and course instructor for the first certificate programme in data privacy ever to be offered by York University in Toronto. He currently teaches two of the three courses in the programme.
