Speaker Bio
Justin B. Weiss is a senior director in the Washington, D.C. office of Crowell Global Advisors, the global government relations, public policy, and public affairs affiliate of Crowell & Moring. He supports in-house legal and technology teams, senior executives, and boards of directors on the successful development and execution of technology strategies across multiple geographies, and in the management and mitigation of digital risk across stakeholder groups, accounting for consumer, business-to-business (B2B), and U.S. and foreign government perspectives. He also serves as a Senior Counsel in Crowell’s Privacy & Cybersecurity practice.
Prior to joining Crowell, Justin was the associate general counsel for digital and regulatory matters in South Africa’s Naspers Group, one of the largest consumer internet technology investors in the world. Through its Dutch investment arm Prosus, Justin led the AI, Privacy, IP, and Competition policy teams in their management of matters raised by investees through the full investment lifecycle. Previously, Justin had served as assistant general counsel for privacy and international Policy at Yahoo!, representing the company before world governments, APEC, the COE, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party (predecessor to the EDPB) and technology-focused trade associations on regulatory matters. Representing Naspers, Justin has served on the global board of directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and was elected by his peers to its chairmanship in 2020.