Staff Member

Richard Rak

Officer for Digital Health Policy

Richard joined DIGITALEUROPE in January 2023 as Officer for Digital Health Policy.

Before joining the organisation, Richard was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action doctoral researcher at the University of Vienna, the University of Bologna and the University of Turin, where he completed the Law, Science and Technology Joint Doctorate – Rights of Internet of Everything program. In his PhD dissertation entitled “Internet of Healthcare (Law): Privacy and Data Protection Aspects in an Internet of Everything”, Richard analysed privacy, data protection and data governance-related regulatory and compliance issues affecting the deployment and use of new enabling technologies (IoT, AI) and platform services in healthcare. As part of an industrial PhD collaboration, he worked with DocPlanner Group.

Prior to that, Richard worked in academia (Ghent University, University of Brescia) and auditing (State Audit Office of Hungary). He is a research fellow at the University of Milan.

Richard holds a master’s (Dr. jur.) degree in Law, an LL.M. degree in European Law, and bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Accounting, and Human Resource Management.

Staff Members

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General
Kivanç Akil
Associate Director for Events & Executive Coordination
Nikos Alpentzos
Senior Manager for Office & Member Care
Sophie Bates
Intern for Communications & Events
Elena Bartolucci
Digital Transformation Policy Intern
Milda Basiulyte
Director for Policy & Outreach
Syed Bilal Jafar
Intern for Business Administration
Giacomo Borsetti
Intern for Digital Infrastructure, Privacy & Security Policy
Nathan da Silva Carvalho
Senior Research and Innovation Manager
Maite Castells Cercadillo
Officer for Digital Sustainability Policy
Eleonora Censorii
Senior Project Communications Manager
Laura Chaney
Officer for Digital Transformation Policy
Tsai-wei Chao-Muller
Director for Digital Trade Policy & International Affairs
Julien Chasserieau
Senior Manager for AI & Data Policy
Amira Cocis
Officer for Digital Trade Policy and International Affairs
Omar Dhaher
Technical Associate Director for DTI PG, Standardisation & PCMA
Alberto Di Felice
Director for Infrastructure, Privacy & Security Policy
Iryna Drobot
Intern for Projects
Normunds Egle
Senior Manager for Member State Outreach
Marine Elia
Intern for Member State relations
Béatrice Ericson
Officer for Privacy & Security Policy
Felix Fend
Intern for Communications and Events
Riccardo Fidato
Intern for Digital Technology & Innovation Policy
Yann Finger
Director for Operations & Intelligence
Samia Fitouri
Senior Communications Manager
Claudia Gherman
Senior Policy Manager for Digital Resilience
Isabelle Grotard
Finance Expert
Joël Guschker
Manager for International Affairs & Trade Policy
Nataša Hemon
Senior Policy Manager for Data Centres
Síofra Hendry​
Officer for Outreach
Raphaëlle Hennekinne
Director for Sustainability Policy
Sid Hollman
Policy Officer for Digital Infrastructure, Privacy & Security
Jonas Jutting
Intern for International Affairs & Trade Policy
Hugh Kirk
Senior Manager for Digital Commerce Policy
Adnán Leal
Communications Officer
Chiara Longobardi
Senior Project Manager
Helena Lovegrove
Senior Director for Operations & Projects
Luke Makris
Manager for Member State Outreach
Daniella Manassero-Bernal
Communications Officer for Projects
Bianca Manelli
Officer for AI & Data Policy
Irene Marinelli
Communications Officer for Projects
Chiara Hilma Marino
Intern for Artificial Intelligence, Data & Commerce
Ariane Mazel
Manager for Digital Technology & Innovation Policy
José Martinez-Usero
Interim Director of Projects
Marie Montaldo
Senior Research and Innovation Manager
Valeria Muggianu
Senior Project Manager
Giorgia Murgia
Manager for Sustainability Policy
Wiktoria Orłowska
Communications Officer for Projects
Alexia Papadimitriou
Research and Innovation Officer
Martina Piazza
Manager for Digital Technology & Innovation Policy
Ray Pinto
Senior Director for Digital Transformation Policy
Richard Rak
Officer for Digital Health Policy
Vincenzo Renda
Associate Director for Digital Transformation Policy
Chris Ruff
Director for Political Outreach & Communications
Ginevra Santini
Intern for Projects
Niels Selling
Senior Research and Innovation Manager
Tim Sollberger
Manager for Sustainability Policy
Zoey Stambolliu
Senior Manager for Infrastructure & Security Policy
João Tato Marinho
Associate Director for Digital & Green Transformation Policy
Federica Tondo
Business Officer
Diem Tran
Project Communications Manager
Toninio Waelkens
Policy Intern for Digital Sustainability Policy
Regina Zawisza
Senior Manager for Member Relations

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