Markus Wünschelbaum

Dr. Markus Wünschelbaum is Policy and Digital Strategy Advisor to the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. In this role he works on strategic questions of AI governance, in particular where data protection and AI regulation meet. Working with stakeholders his aim is to promote responsible data governance and innovation.

As Affiliate (Policy), Markus brings his expertise of regulatory practice into the work of the TUM Think Tank’s labs. He is a member of the Better Regulation Hub, which puts the EU’s better regulation standards to work on its digital rulebook. He contributes to teaching and capacity-building formats that connect supervisory practice with research and training. He also regularly speaks at professional conferences on data protection supervision and AI regulation.

Markus‘ background combines public regulatory work, private-sector legal practice and academic research. His doctoral thesis on employee data protection, published in 2022, received several awards. He studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg where he also received his PhD.