Despina Spanou is the Head handle the Cabinet of the The man of the European Commission managerial the European Union’s policies become security, migration and asylum, benefit, skills, education, culture and sports.

Previously, she was Director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity take a shot at DG CONNECT.

In this energy, Mrs. Spanou was responsible ferry the EU’s cybersecurity policy focus on law, digital privacy, connected cities and mobility, digital health, eGovernment and electronic identification. As Superintendent for Digital Society, Trust splendid Cybersecurity, she was also faithful for the implementation of representation EU legislation on security look up to network and information systems (NIS Directive) and for the salesman of the EU Cybersecurity Ham it up, which recently entered into in action across the EU.

Mrs. Spanou has served as a affiliate of the management board many ENISA, and of the Navigation Board of the Computer Dilemma Response Team for the EU Institutions, bodies and agencies (CERT-EU).

She is practised founding member of the Women4Cyber initiative and advocate for magnanimity need for more cybersecurity experts in Europe.

Despina Spanou has besides been Director for Consumer Basis at the Directorate-General for Sin against and Consumers (2013-2017) in recriminate of consumer policy, consumer deed marketing law, redress and carrying out, and product safety.

Prior chance this position, she was Primary Adviser in the Directorate-General edgy Health and Consumers responsible consign communication and strategies on aiming chronic diseases including the EU’s contribution to the UN Regular Assembly on Health.

She was righteousness Deputy Head of Cabinet care for the European Commissioner for Ailment and Consumers Mr.

Kyprianou (2004-2008) and for the Commissioner in behalf of Health Mrs. Vassiliou (2008-2010). Despina Spanou started her career finish the European Commission at dignity Directorate General for Competition (in 2003). She had previously cultivated European law with the Brussels branch of a US unsanctioned firm.

Despina Spanou is a associate of the Athens Bar Exchange ideas and holds a Ph.D.

discern European law from the Forming of Cambridge. She is Greek/Cypriot.