Meet Mark Smith

Senior Privacy and Data Policy Manager

Mark Smith

Mark Smith is CIPL’s Senior Manager of Privacy and Data Policy. Based in Washington, Mark develops strategies and implement project plans that advance CIPL’s U.S. and global policy agenda on a wide range of privacy and data protection issues, including cross-border data transfers, children’s privacy and safety, and organizational accountability for data privacy and AI governance programs.

Prior to joining CIPL, Mark served for 11 years at Bloomberg Law, principally focusing on privacy and data security issues. He covered federal, state, and international privacy law developments, and he created practical guidance pertaining to data collection practices and incident response management. He was instrumental in developing Bloomberg Law’s collection of international and U.S. state privacy profiles, and he regularly developed resources to help businesses adapt their compliance programs to ongoing changes in the regulatory environment.

Mark has written extensively on privacy law developments—including articles on consumer privacy rights, business obligations, consent protocols, data transfers, forensic reports, and contact tracing—and he often serves as a panelist at industry events.

Mark is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland and the University of Maryland School of Law, and he holds three certifications (CIPP/US, CIPP/C, CIPM) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.  He has served as a co-chair of the IAPP KnowledgeNet Chapters for both Baltimore and Washington, DC.