Pádraig O’Leary (TrustWorks): the role of context, built-in know-how, and AI in Privacy Tech

Can we ever escape never-ending assessments as a core activity of a privacy management program? How does Privacy Tech extend to AI governance? Does built-in know-how become the most crucial moat?

We are joined by Pádraig O’Leary, co-founder and CEO of TrustWorks, in a new installment of our Privacy Tech series (our sixth). Pádraig (Ph.D.) is a former academic in computer science.

TrustWorks works with Fortune 500 and high-growth clients, helping them discover what AI and data they’re really using, understand the context of regulations and implications, and embed governance into everyday operations.

References:

* Pádraig O’Leary Ph.D. on LinkedIn

* TrustWorks, recipients of the PICASSO most Impactful Privacy Product Award

* Christine Desrosiers (Boltive): Privacy Tech spotlight V - understanding Manipulative Design and rolling out comprehensive client-side monitoring (Masters of Privacy, July 2025)

* Vaibhav Antil (Privado): Privacy Tech spotlight IV - from trust to evidence (Masters of Privacy, July 2025)

* Cillian Kieran (Ethyca): Privacy Tech spotlight III – compliance as an engineering challenge (Masters of Privacy, June 2025)

* Daniel Barber (DataGrail): Privacy Tech spotlight II – widespread non-compliance, opt-out challenges, and shadow AI (Masters of Privacy, May 2025)

* Max Anderson (Ketch): Privacy Tech spotlight I – the future of CMPs, value vs. hype in privacy compliance SaaS (Masters of Privacy, April 2025).

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