Sandro Gianella

@gianella_sandro
Tech Policy Geek & Cyclist
Murnau am Staffelsee
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Public Relations

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Map lover

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Cycling

Canada

Runner

Government Affairs

I ended up being a translator or API between policy-makers, legislation, regulation on the one side and technology and the Internet on the other. Two sides that speak different languages but it's important they get to better understand each other.

Have done so for Google and Stripe over the past 10+ years as part of their Public Policy Teams and also ended up writing a Blog about GR teams in the process.

Outside of work I am now fully remote in beautiful Bavaria near the Alps and am a passionate cyclist and spending as much time as I can either thinking about, talking about or indeed riding bikes.

Resume

Aug 2017 - Present

Head of Public Policy - EMEA, Stripe

Jan 2012 - Jul 2017

Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google

Sep 2010 - Dec 2011

Analyst, Heinrich Böll Foundation

Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

Research Analyst, Global Affairs Canada

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