Polly Ralph

Polly is passionate about helping organisations make good decisions about personal information. She works on the basis that good privacy is not solely about compliance; it is an opportunity to build trust and drive innovation.

Polly leads PwC Legal’s Privacy Law practice. She has specialised in data privacy for over 15 years, in both New Zealand and the UK. She has worked at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and as in-house privacy lawyer; this ensures she has a deep understanding of the privacy challenges that many organisations face. She has advised some of the world's largest brands on privacy and brings a global privacy perspective to her clients. 

Polly is a Fellow of Information Privacy, and holds the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ CIPP/E and CIPPM certifications. She sits on a working group for the Privacy Foundation New Zealand and is a regular speaker at data privacy events and conferences.

Outside of work, Polly is an avid podcast listener and a (beginner) gardener. She and her husband Cameron share a love of exploring and on the weekends they can often be found on one of Wellington’s great walking trails.