Jekaterina Macuka currently serves as Director of the Data State Inspectorate of Latvia and as Latvia’s representative to the European Data Protection Board. She has more than 20 years of experience in government administration, EU negotiations, and data protection law. Her work includes chairing the Council of the EU Data Protection and Information Exchange Working Party during the Latvian Presidency in 2015, contributing to GDPR negotiations, and leading international cooperation initiatives, including EU Twinning and legal approximation projects. She has managed national regulatory reforms, implemented risk-based enforcement approaches, and regularly teaches personal data protection at the University of Latvia.