Corporate Legal | IE Exponential Learning

AI Governance, Law, Policy & Technology

Advanced Legal Program
Logo IE University Law School
Start dateMay 2026
Duration3 months
LanguageEnglish
LocationOnline
FormatOnline
Tuition Fees€ 5,700

Faculty

The program is supported by a distinguished faculty composed of highly qualified and passionate experts in their respective fields of knowledge. Our professors bring extensive experience from both the academic and practical domains, enabling them to deliver dynamic and relevant classes to our students.

Each of our professors is committed not only to academic excellence but also to the personal and professional development of the students. Moreover, the faculty keeps abreast of the latest trends and advancements in their field, ensuring that students acquire the most relevant and up-to-date knowledge and skills to tackle the challenges of the modern world.

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ACADEMIC DIRECTOR

Norberto de Andrade is a Tech Policy and Regulatory Affairs expert, as well as Law Professor and Academic Director at IE Law School (Madrid, Spain). He is the CEO and Founder of Polipro.AI, a consultancy firm that helps organizations navigate the complexities of tech policy and regulation; and Co-Founder of Lexstream, an immersive platform that revolutionizes access to expert knowledge through AI.

With over 20 years of international experience in government, academia, and industry, Norberto has held corporate roles in public policy and privacy at Meta, where he worked as AI Policy Director, at Mozilla and Workday; scientific research roles at the European Commission; and regulatory roles at the Portuguese National Authority for the Communications sector. Norberto holds a PhD in Law, Policy and Technology from the European University Institute in Italy. Additionally, Norberto created Open Loop, a global experimental governance program that prototypes and tests proposed legislation and regulatory frameworks. This initiative evaluates the real-world impact of potential tech policies before implementation.

Corporate Experience

  • Director of AI Policy, Meta (Facebook), USA, 2016 – 2023
  • Founder and Global Lead, Open Loop, USA, 2020 – 2023
  • Global Privacy and Public Policy Manager, Workday, USA, 2015 – 2016
  • Lead Public Policy Contributor, Mozilla, USA, 2014 – 2015
  • Scientific Officer- Legal Policy, European Commission / Joint Research Centre (Spain), 2010 – 2013
  • Legal Policy and International Relations Program Manager, ICP-ANACOM, Portugal, 2004 – 2006

Academic Experience

  • Academic Director of the Advanced Program on Law, Policy and Technology, IE Law School, Spain, 2021 – Present
  • Adjunct Professor of Law, IE Law School, Spain, 2018 – Present
  • Affiliated Scholar at the Center for Internet & Society (CIS), Stanford Law School, USA, 2014 – Present
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Law & Technology Policy, UC Berkeley Law School, USA, 2013 – 2015
  • Legal Foresight Research Fellow, Hague Institute for Internationalisation of Law (HiiL), The Netherlands, 2012 – 2014
  • Visiting Scholar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2007
  • Doctoral Researcher, European University Institute, Italy, 2006 – 2010

Academic Background

  •  Ph.D. in Law & Technology, European University Institute, Italy, 2011
  • Master of Research in European, International and Comparative Law, European University Institute, Italy, 2007
  • Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations and European Studies, Central European University, Hungary, 2004
  • Bachelor in Law, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2003

NORBERTO ANDRADE

Adjunct Professor and Academic Director at IE Law School

Faculty

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The program is supported by a distinguished faculty composed of highly qualified and passionate experts in their respective fields of knowledge. Our professors bring extensive experience from both the academic and practical domains, enabling them to deliver dynamic and relevant classes to our students.

  • The Director of the Program is Norberto Andrade. Proffesor Andrade is a global public policy and tech regulation expert, as well as a legal scholar and researcher, working at the intersection of law, governance, and new technologies. He is the creator and founder of Open Loop, an award-winning global experimental governance program that bridges the gap between tech and policy Innovation.