Miroslav Umlauf

Mirek Umlauf enjoys applying technologies in business and witnessing companies evolve in that regard. He spent 20 years in the field of data and technology, most recently as the chief data officer at Avast. He experienced one IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (AVG Technologies), another on the London Stock Exchange (Avast), participated in over a dozen technological acquisitions, and gained valuable cyber security and leadership lessons. Today, he creates value as a member of the boards of directors of companies, where he is responsible for digital transformation and cyber security. He also brings an independent perspective to company boards and management teams, asking the tough questions before they make expensive decisions about data and technology. He works with companies to solve their data problems and make their data work harder for them while balancing security and compliance.
Every company is a software company today and companies need to accelerate this change. This includes identifying what people need to learn—and unlearn—to thrive in a technology-driven environment.
After years of external collaboration in teaching data programs, he now contributes to innovations in teaching data competencies at the Prague University of Economics.