Emese Savoia-Keleti is the Data Protection Officer of the European External Action Service. She has over 15 years’ experience in data protection dealing with privacy and processing personal data in EU institutions and bodies. She worked for the European Commission as Data Protection Coordinator of Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection. After the establishment of the EEAS Ms Savoia-Keleti took part in launching the Data Protection Office. Arrived to Brussels from Germany working in the private sector, having accomplished her doctorate degree in Budapest complementing it with another master in European Studies along with certificates from Georgetown and Charles University in Prague. She was a Fulbright scholar in New York, speaks 5 languages and regularly gives presentations and workshops in the domain of data protection, including data governance, privacy compliance and cyber security in the digital age.