Christoffer Valenta
Associate General Counsel - Consumer, Product & Privacy @Coursera
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WORK HISTORY
Associate General Counsel - Consumer, Product & Privacy @Coursera
London, GB
I serve as Coursera\'s main \'tech lawyer\' as Global lead reporting into the General Counsel, managing a team of lawyers and compliance professionals responsible for Product, Privacy, Marketing, Intellectual Property and Information Governance.In addition I also serve on the Consumer Leadership Team, Information Governance Counsel and AI Ethics Committee.
EDUCATION
BPP Law School
Graduate Diploma in Law
Lancaster University
BA(Hons), Business Economics
BPP Law School
Legal Practice Course
International School of Helsingborg
International Baccalaureate Diploma, English, History, Physics, Mathematics, Business & Management, Swedish
ABOUT CHRISTOFFER VALENTA
I’m a business leader and technology lawyer who helps global companies turn regulatory complexity into competitive advantage - shaping legal strategy across B2C and B2B/SaaS to drive growth through trust, governance, and intelligent risk-taking.I advise on public-company and litigation matters involving technology, while overseeing AI, privacy, cybersecurity, product compliance, and intellectual property. My focus is on turning regulatory ambiguity into clarity that leadership teams can act on fast, ensuring decisions are made with both speed and confidence.I lead governance and compliance programs that define how the company takes and manages risk - and how we remain accountable for it. I chair and contribute to corporate governance and ethics committees, helping design frameworks that embed accountability and responsible innovation across the business.Having tried my hand as an entrepreneur, I understand firsthand what it takes to build, scale, and sustain a business - and what truly matters in commercial decision-making. That experience shapes how I advise: commercial first, regulatory second. My career spans all aspects of technology across both start-up and public-company environments, giving me a pragmatic, commercially minded view of how governance and agility can coexist to drive lasting success.My philosophy is simple: the best legal advice is strategic - balancing ambition with accountability, and risk with the conviction to move forward decisively and responsibly.
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