Currently Data Protection Officer for Marseille, second biggest city of France, Thomas Honnet is a legal expert specializing in digital law and digital transformation. Previously, he advised many private companies or public administrations in bringing their activities into compliance with the GDPR and current regulations on the protection of personal data. He has also advised or still advises the Vietnamese government, the Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, and the United Nations Development Program on these topics.
Thomas Honnet spends much of his time teaching and providing professional training. He teaches various subjects, such as Digital Law, Cybersecurity Law or Digital Culture at France’s leading universities (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Sciences Po, and also in Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City).
Thomas Honnet graduated from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University with a Master 2 in Digital Law in 2013. He has held various positions, including parliamentary assistant at the French National Assembly, chief of staff at a town hall, and worked in a law firm.