Sara DePaul

Sara DePaul is SIIA’s Senior Director for Technology Policy, where she directs technology and privacy policy initiatives to promote innovation and responsible data practices. Previously, Sara was an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Office of International Affairs. In that role, she worked on a broad range of policy, enforcement, and technical assistance issues relating to privacy and consumer protection, and served as the FTC’s principal delegate in several international networks. During her time at the FTC, Sara also served as Counsel to Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection and as an enforcement attorney in the FTC’s East Central Regional Office. Sara is originally from Ohio and has a JD from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and a BA from Kent State University.