Vanessa specializes in data governance and emerging technologies at Fasken. In 2020, she was named one of Canada’s Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity by IT World Canada and is part of the panel of judges for the 2021 competition. Vanessa is a lecturer at St-Thomas University’s LL.M. in Cybersecurity Law and Policy, in Miami, where she also sits in the board of advisors. A published author, her work on the dark net was funded by the Quebec Bar prior for publication, and Vanessa was featured as a speaker in international conferences such as Code Blue in Japan. She holds an ISO 27701:2019 Lead Implementer certification and is a Certified Data Protection Officer. Prior for joining Fasken, Vanessa was acted as a Data Protection Officer for a multinational and holds a master’s in law on Cyberespionage from McGill University.
