Paul Gaskell

Paul Gaskell

Paul Gaskell previously served in the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, where he specialised in EU policy, and international security and data issues. This included postings in Vietnam and Kuwait.

Subsequently, in the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, he led data adequacy discussions with the European Commission during EU exit negotiations, and later worked on tackling online harms and the Online Safety Act.

In the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, he is now leading UK policy on global internet governance, digital technical standards and digital trade. He has been UK Head of Delegation previously to bodies such as the UN International Telecommunication Union, the Internet Governance Forum and ICANN.