Attourney at Law
Kiril Kalev
Privacy and Data Protection Advisor
About
Kiril Kalev has been working in the field of privacy and data protection since 2014 and as of 2018, Kiril has started practicing exclusively in that area. He holds three Master's degrees – in General Law (LL.M), Law and Technology (LL.M), and Cybersecurity. Kiril is an EU-qualified lawyer and a former attorney-at-law. He currently works as a Director for the global Privacy function at Paysafe. Kiril has hands-on expirience with GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, CPRA, GLBA, PIPEDA, HIPAA, and other data protection laws globally. In 2015, he co-authored the peer-reviewed academic research article “User Privacy in Health Monitoring Wearables” that was presented at an international conference in Brussels.
Roles
EDPB Support Pool of Experts external expert
2023-2026
IAPP Certification Advisory Board member
2023-2025
IAPP Bulgaria KnowledgeNet Chapter co-Chair
2021-2022
Conference & Event Contributions
PrivacyConnect Sofia, October 2020
Topic covered: Remote work and privacy
Virtual Bulgaria KnowledgeNet, September 2021
Topic covered: Artificial intelligence
South-East European Data Protection Congress, May 2022
Topic covered: International transfers in the aftermath of the Schrems II decision
IAPP Virtual Milan and Bulgaria KnowledgeNet, April 2024
Topic covered: AI in the employment environment
Expertise
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – General Law
Sofia University
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Law and Technology
Tilburg University
Master's thesis: Data protection risks inherent to cloud-based services
Master of Cybersecurity
New Bulgarian University
Master's thesis: Improving cybersecurity risk management strategies through the
use of the defence in depth (layered defence) concept
use of the defence in depth (layered defence) concept
Certifications & Accolades
Fellow of Information Privacy
Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US)
Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C)
Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)
Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP)
Certified Member of the Privacy + Security Academy (CPSA)
OneTrust Fellow of Privacy Technology
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
ISO 27001 Internal Auditor
ISO 27001:2022 Auditor Transition Course
ISO 27701 Auditor
Risk Management Frameworks and Techniques