25 leaders, 25 moments at 25 years: Peter Swire

The last decade saw not one but two invalidations of major trans-Atlantic data flow arrangements by the Court of Justice of the European Union — first to EU-U.S. Safe Harbor and then Privacy Shield. Each seismic event sent waves through the business world, pressuring privacy professionals to find alternative transfer mechanisms to keep day-to-day business on track. Among those who helped lead a response was Peter Swire, CIPP/US.

But that’s not when his story starts.