Zoomin' Out: Maia Spilman ’98

Building on the success of its Zoomin' In series, the Office of Alumni/ae Relations and Development is proud to announce the launch of Zoomin' Out, a fall series of one-on-one conversations with a selection of outstanding international alumni/ae. Graduates will join Mielle Marquis, director of external affairs, to talk about their unique career paths and experiences living and practicing abroad.

Friday, September 10, 2021 | 12:00 PM ET

MAIA SPILMAN ’96
Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy/Legal Regional Director, BCD Travel Services, B.V.
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Maia Spilman is a data privacy and intellectual property attorney, licensed in NY, USA.  A skilled transactional lawyer and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)/US/E,  Maia's work as data privacy counsel spans various sectors: the health industry, business travel, digital marketing and e-commerce. Substantively she handles: agreements related to data privacy and processing personal data, marketing campaigns, internal privacy practices, data classification schemes, and privacy training for clients, colleagues and other attorneys. She began her career as an intellectual property attorney focusing primarily on copyright matters advising companies and creators on protecting and maximizing proprietary assets.  She also has general familiarity with US trademark law.

Since 2018 Maia has been living and working in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  First, as a data privacy subject matter expert for one of the big consulting firms.  She is now Senior Privacy Counsel and Regional Director for a privately held multi-national corporation.

Before attending law school, Maia worked as a broadcast journalist for radio and television news organizations in California, Texas and New York.