Oliver Švolík

Administration, Financing, External Fundraising

Oliver Švolík is a Prague-based lawyer, photographer, and glass artist. He studied law at Masaryk University in Brno with a focus on IT law and data protection, and has spent over eight years working in legal and compliance roles, most recently as Senior Counsel and Data Protection Officer at Kiwi.com. Before law, he worked as a freelance graphic designer.

At Kolodiumglass, he handles the operational side: financing, administration, and external fundraising including grant applications. He also works as a photographer and glass artist in the studio.

Education

Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Brno, Mgr. with focus on IP/IT and data protection (2013 to 2019)

Gymnázium Nad Alejí, Prague (2009 to 2013)

Relevant experience

Kolodiumglass, z.s., administration, financing, and external fundraising (2024 to present)

Bukolika, z.s., production and head of finance for an alternative music festival (2024 to 2025)

Kiwi.com s.r.o., Senior Counsel and Data Protection Officer. Leading a Privacy and Product Compliance team, managing regulatory investigations, compliance audits, and legal operations (2018 to present)

ROWAN Legal, advokátní kancelář, paralegal. Contract review, legal research, and GDPR implementation projects for major Czech banks and insurance companies (2015 to 2018)

Freelance graphic designer. Visual identities, logos, and book design for Argo publishing house (2013 to 2019)

Skills

Legal: data protection and online privacy (EU/CZ), consumer protection, contract review and drafting, grant applications and fundraising documentation.

Creative: photography, wet collodion process, glass art, graphic design (Adobe suite).

Technical: HTML/CSS, legal digital operations, office suites.

Languages

Czech and Slovak (native)

English (C2)

German (B1)

Exhibitions

Lenora (2026), Galerie Fotografic, Prague. Six photographs fused in glass panels, a kiln-cast object, and a set of fused-glass objects.