Analyst Profile
Bart Willemsen
VP Analyst
6 years at Gartner
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13 years industry experience
Netherlands
Roles and Responsibilities
Bart Willemsen is a VP Analyst with focus on all privacy-related challenges in an international context, as well as on ethics and the technology intersection. He is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) with a broad and in-depth history of experience across industries. With detailed knowledge of privacy worldwide, he is also proficient in security/risk management strategy. Certified in both the security and privacy areas (CISM, CISA, CIPP/E, and CIPM), and with FIP accreditation, Mr. Willemsen brings broad, multidisciplinary knowledge and best practices to his clients.
Bart Willemsen's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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State of Privacy: The Privacy Tech Driving a New Age of Data Wealth
11-Aug-2022 -
State of Privacy — The European Union
09-Aug-2022 -
Hype Cycle for Privacy, 2022
02-Aug-2022
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Panel Discussion: 2021 Post-US Election Strategy – Risk and Opportunities for the C-Suite
03 December 2020 -
Gartner Panel: Public Sector Privacy Best Practices to Build Citizen Trust
18 May 2022
On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars
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Data & Analytics Summit
22 August 2022 - 24 August 2022 -
IT Symposium/Xpo
17 October 2022 - 20 October 2022 -
IT Symposium/Xpo
07 November 2022 - 10 November 2022
Upcoming Gartner Events
Background
Previous Experience
Mr. Willemsen's previous job responsibility included implementing, auditing and overseeing integral privacy and security programs and compliance strategies for holding companies and their subsidiaries. He has worked for over 13 years at various international businesses, and was a (Chief) Privacy and Security Officer. He represented multiple companies as a member in the Dutch National PT Board working party for information management and the privacy workgroup and was involved in consultation rounds for previous (European) data protection legislation.
Professional Background
Connexxion , Privacy and Security Officer, 11 years
Transdev , Privacy and Security Officer, 2 years
Education
B.A., (B-ICT) Business Informatics, Information Security, Wageningen and EPBS
B.A., (B-ICT) IT Management, E3 Maastricht
Languages
Dutch
English
