Ilia Kolochenko

Dr. Ilia Kolochenko is a Swiss cybersecurity expert, author, and lawyer in Washington, DC. He is a CEO at ImmuniWeb, a global cybersecurity company serving over a thousand enterprise customers from more than fifty countries. Dr. Kolochenko is also an adjunct professor of cybersecurity and cyber law at Capitol Technology University and a faculty member with the DC Bar Continuous Legal Education (CLE) Program, where he teaches data protection for lawyers. With almost two decades of practice in cybersecurity and digital forensics, he holds numerous certifications by Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), namely in advanced cloud security and investigations. Kolochenko is a vice-chair of the Information Security Committee at the American Bar Association (ABA) and a member of Privacy Bar Section Advisory Board at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He is also a member of the Europol Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN), INTERPOL Digital Forensics Expert Group (DFEG), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and SANS Institute CISO Network.

In addition, Kolochenko holds the two most advanced credentials offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in privacy management and privacy law—Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) and Privacy Law Specialist (PLS). He also holds several advanced certifications in financial crime investigations and anti-money laundering from the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS). Kolochenko is a fellow at the European Law Institute (ELI) and a Fellow (FBCS) at the British Chartered Institute for IT.