A graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris, Michel COMBOT has more than 26 years of experience in the fields of the digital economy, telecoms and media.
As the Head of Technology, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence at CNIL, the French Data Protection Authority Michel is in charge in leading the technical expertise of CNIL and developing CNIL’s policies on AI.
Before joining CNIL, Michel was general delegate of Numeum, an organization representing the digital ecosystem in France and was as well a member of the Board of Directors of Digital Europe, Numeum’s counterpart at the European level.
For 7 years, he also held the position of general director of the French Federation of Telecoms and was the permanent delegate of the French Strategic Committee for the “digital infrastructure” sector. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of EuroISPA, the European Association of Internet Service Providers.
Michel COMBOT has also devoted more than 18 years of his career to the government sector, developing an extensive expertise and knowledge of inter-regulation. He worked within independent administrative authorities, notably as deputy director general of ARCEP, the French Telecom Regulatory Authority, then of ARCOM, the French Media Regulatory Authority, and in several ministerial offices. He has thus contributed to defining and implementing numerous public policies linked to the digital economy, the telecoms industry, the media and digital services.