Dr. Andrea Tapia-Hoffmann

German and Ecuadorian dual citizen with expertise in data protection, privacy law, and legal counsel. Currently serving as Senior Data Protection Manager at Solaris SE with extensive experience in GDPR compliance, data protection officer responsibilities, and international privacy regulations.

Senior Data Protection Manager at Solaris SE (2024-01 – Present)

Senior Data Protection Manager position

Head of Legal and Privacy (with group functions-ZignSec AB), Data Protection Officer at Web Shield Services GmbH (2022-04 – 2024-01)

Head of Legal and Privacy with group functions and Data Protection Officer responsibilities

Legal Counsel, Data Protection Officer at Web Shield Services GmbH (2019-12 – 2022-04)

Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer

Legal Expert, Data Protection Officer at PRISMA European Capacity Platform GmbH (2017-09 – 2019-09)

Legal Expert and Data Protection Officer

Research Associate at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (2017-05 – 2017-08)

Research Associate in Business Law and Economic Regulation

Research Editor for Latin America at Intellectual Takeout (US Think Tank) (2011-07 – 2011-12)

Research Editor for Latin America

Trainee at Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) (2011-01 – 2011-06)

Trainee position

Trainee at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at The Cato Institute (2010-09 – 2010-12)

Trainee at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity

Lawyer in Corporate Law at Luis Fernando Torres and Associated Lawyers (2009-01 – 2010-08)

Lawyer in Corporate Law

Co-Founder, Representative and Spokesperson at Human Rights Foundation – Ecuador (2008-09 – 2009-08)

Co-Founder, Representative and Spokesperson

Parliamentary Adviser to Permanent Specialized Committee of Civil and Criminal Law at National Congress of Ecuador (2007-01 – 2007-04)

Parliamentary Adviser to Permanent Specialized Committee of Civil and Criminal Law

Legislative Assistant to Luis Fernando Torres at National Congress of Ecuador (2004-01 – 2007-01)

Legislative Assistant to Luis Fernando Torres

Dr. iur. in Legal Sciences – Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (2019-10)

Graduate Program in Foundations of Global Financial Markets: Stability and Change – Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (2012-01 – 2017-09)

Research Visit in Law – New York University – Law, Classical Liberal Institute (2016-01 – 2016-05)

Research Visit in Finance – Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia) (2014-03 – 2014-03)

Law Degree in Juridical Sciences – Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (2009-05)

Licenciatura in Juridical Sciences – Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (2002-04 – 2009-03)