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Founders

Founders and leadership.

DPOne is operated by MBZ Compliance in Rotterdam.
Hesam Jafari Yazdabadi

Hesam Jafari Yazdabadi

Founder & CEO-CTO

Business Development & Innovation Leader · Rotterdam, NL

Business development and innovation leader with a background in IT infrastructure and network security. At DPOne he leads product and technology: platform architecture, roadmap, technical security and engineering delivery. He builds AI agents, chatbots, SaaS products and websites end to end.

  • ▸CEO & Co-Founder, SkyTech Startup Team (NL, 2023–present)
  • ▸Startup Program Manager & Strategic Advisor — 12+ startups mentored
  • ▸ICT Manager & Network Administrator, AryaAgro Group Holding (2017–2023)
  • ▸Cisco CCNA, FortiGate NSE 4, MCSA, CompTIA Network+
  • ▸Six filed patents; IFIA Inventors Tournament Gold (2024)
Mahdi Barkabian Zanjani

Mahdi Barkabian Zanjani

Co-Founder & COO-DPO

International Law & Data Governance Expert · Rotterdam, NL

EU digital regulation and data governance specialist (GDPR, EU AI Act, NIS2, cross-border data transfers) with a dual LL.M. His research on control-based sovereignty asks who actually controls data and systems. At DPOne he leads operations, the DPO service and assessment methodology, and reviews every critical finding.

  • ▸Founder & EU Regulatory Counsel, MBZ Compliance (Rotterdam, 2024–present)
  • ▸LL.M. Public International Law, Leiden University
  • ▸GDPR toolkits for Dutch health-tech & SaaS startups (RoPA, DPIA, breach playbooks)
  • ▸Panelist, World Lawyers Forum GRC Europe 2026
  • ▸Author, Data Protection Leader (OneTrust DataGuidance), 2026

DPOne is operated by MBZ Compliance, Rotterdam (KvK 98446932). Bios drawn from the founders' CVs.

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