About Chris Elwell-Sutton

Chris Elwell-Sutton is a data protection and AI lawyer at gunnercooke llp, with deep experience in financial services, tech and fintech. Chris specialises in strategy and implementation, advising banks, non-profits and start-ups on data/AI governance from a regulatory, due diligence and investor perspective. He leads fractional DPO services for clients including a global crypto asset infrastructure provider. Chris led the EU and APAC privacy function for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and was outsourced data protection officer for the Financial Reporting Council. A thought leader in his field, he regularly speaks at conferences and is chair of the Scotland chapter of OneTrust Connected Communities, a global network of 10,000 data and AI governance professionals.