Hugo Teufel III is a technology, legal and governance executive with more than 20 years of experience helping global organisations navigate complex challenges across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, data protection and regulatory compliance. As Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Lumen Technologies, Hugo leads legal and operational functions focused on strengthening digital trust, reducing organisational risk and enabling innovation across a global technology enterprise. His responsibilities include AI governance, cybersecurity legal strategy, privacy compliance and enterprise records management. Throughout his career, Hugo has built and led enterprise-wide compliance programmes for Fortune 200 companies, federal agencies and multinational organisations, with expertise spanning GDPR and CCPA compliance, cross-border data governance, incident response and regulatory engagement. Prior to Lumen, he served as Chief Privacy Counsel at Raytheon, Chief Privacy Officer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, General Counsel for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and Director at PwC.
When a cyber incident hits, the first hours and days are critical. Legal must move quickly to coordinate the internal response, shape the external narrative and protect the organization's position with regulators, customers and the market. Immediate decisions around investigation scoping, internal escalation, notifications and media engagement can determine the level of trust retained, the scale of litigation and enforcement exposure, and the long-term impact on reputation. A clear response framework that integrates legal, PR, information security and executive leadership is now essential to managing a cyber incident from the moment it is detected.
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