Summary
Falk Boehm is a seasoned global privacy leader with 12+ years of experience building and operationalizing privacy programs across telecom, retail, and healthcare/MedTech organizations. As Global Chief Privacy Officer and Vice President at Olympus, and previously leading privacy at adidas and Vodafone, he bridges business strategy and privacy-as-a-product, introducing agile practices and digitization to scale compliance. Trained as an attorney with a doctorate in public law and certified as a privacy officer, he combines regulatory depth (GDPR, IT-Security Act, NIS) with hands-on implementation and audit experience. Known for fostering a data culture rooted in personal responsibility and mutual trust, he drives inclusive teams to adopt disruptive ways of working while maintaining practical, auditable controls. Notably, he brings cross-sector insight into privacy for complex products and networks, enabling privacy-by-design in regulated, data-rich environments.
12 years of coding experience
Intermediate examination Law, Intermediate examination Law at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Certificate Professional certified Privacy Officer under the Ulm Approach, Certificate Professional certified Privacy Officer under the Ulm Approach at Academy for Data Protection & IT-Security, Ulm
1st judicial examination Law, 1st judicial examination Law at Leipzig University
Dr. iur. Public Law (Regulatory Frequency Constitutional), Dr. iur. Public Law (Regulatory Frequency Constitutional) at Technische Universität Chemnitz
Legal bar examination Law, Legal bar examination Law at Saxony Higher Regional Court Dresden
Certification Complementary administrative studies, Certification Complementary administrative studies at German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
English, Russian