Dr. Priya Sharma
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 years in governance, risk, and compliance. Has guided organizations through complex regulatory requirements and established security frameworks aligned with ISO 27001, GDPR, and NIS2.
Dr. Priya Sharma is GICCT’s lead instructor for governance, risk, and compliance, bringing deep expertise in information-security management and data protection law. She advises organisations across Greece and the wider EU on building defensible compliance programs, and brings that current, real-world practice directly into the classroom.
Background and expertise
Her specialisations include ISO 27001 implementation, the GDPR and Greek Law 4624/2019, and the emerging NIS2 framework. She has guided numerous organisations from initial gap analysis through to successful certification, and serves as an external Data Protection Officer for clients in regulated sectors. She understands compliance not as paperwork but as a practical system of controls.
Teaching approach
Dr. Sharma makes complex regulatory material concrete and actionable, working from real documentation, risk registers, and case studies rather than abstract theory. Her students leave able to lead an implementation, not merely describe one. She leads the ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and GDPR & Data Protection programs at GICCT.