Paolo Grassia joined ETNO in August 2017 as Head of Regulatory Affairs. Since February 2010, Paolo is ETNO’s Head of Public Policy. At ETNO, Paolo oversees a range of regulatory and public policy issues, including privacy, and data protection, digital services, audiovisual content and copyright. Paolo joined ETNO from the economic section of the United States Mission to the EU, where he covered tech, telecoms, and data privacy as a leading policy advisor. Prior to that, Paolo was a consultant first with APCO Worldwide and later with Community Public Affairs. In his consulting roles, he advised global companies in various sectors, with a particular focus on tech and telecoms.