Ilias Chantzos is the global privacy officer and the head of government affairs programs for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) of Broadcom. Chantzos leads the global privacy program of Broadcom across the company’s multiple business units and regions. He also represents Broadcom before government bodies, national authorities, and international organizations in EMEA advising on public policy issues

Before joining Broadcom, Chantzos spent almost 16 years in various government affairs and legal roles in Symantec. During his last post with Symantec, he was in charge of the government affairs for the EMEA and the Asia Pacific Japan regions and the global advisor for critical infrastructure protection and privacy.

Before joining Symantec in 2004, Chantzos worked as legal and policy officer in the Directorate General Information Society of the European Commission focusing on information security policy.