Brendan Dowling is the Founder and CEO of Consumer Data Protection, the world’s first Consumer Data Protection (CDP) cloud solution, that allows Consumers take control of their personal data and relationships with Enterprise, while allowing Enterprise to freely engage with Consumers, across various communications channels, while being compliant with the latest Data Protection legislation (GDPR).
Brendan is a serial technology entrepreneur in the telecoms and media industry, having built and exited a number of internationally traded companies, such as imagine mobile (the first MVNO) and DVM (one of the first mobile digital content stores).
Brendan is well known for his thought leadership on technology innovation and is a regular speaker at conferences, business schools and government sponsored events.
Brendan has been an Executive Coach to CEO’s to scaling companies in Ireland and the UK and has worked with Enterprise Ireland and Invest NI, on Executive programmes helping their top companies to accelerate their growth. He is the author of “Accelerating Company Growth”, a practical book for CEO’s to help them scale their companies faster. Brendan is a member of the Global Irish Economic Forum.
Brendan qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG Dublin (FCA), worked with PWC London, before becoming a serial entrepreneur for over 30 years. Brendan holds an MBA from UCD, a B. Comm from UCC and a Diploma in Executive Coaching from UCC / IMI.
