Leonardo Cervera Navas

Leonardo Cervera Navas is the Secretary General of the European Data Protection Supervisor. He holds a Law degree from the University of Málaga, an EU Law master’s degree from the University of Granada and a post-graduate diploma in HR management by Kingston University (UK). Leonardo is a former fellow at Duke University (US) and is currently a Member of the Malaga Academy of Sciences (correspondent in Brussels). Working in the Data Protection field in the EU institutions since 1999, he joined the EDPS in 2010 and was appointed Secretary General in 2023. As Head of the Secretariat, he sits at the Management Board of the EDPS, advises the Supervisor and is in charge of the coordination and implementation of the strategies and policies of the institution.

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The European Data Protection Supervisor is an independent supervisory authority, with responsibility for monitoring the processing of personal data by the EU institutions and bodies, advising on policies and legislation that affect privacy and cooperating with similar authorities at national level. The EDPS remit includes: • developing and communicating an overall vision, thinking in global terms and proposing concrete recommendations; • providing policy guidance to meet new challenges in the area of data protection; • operating at the highest levels and developing effective relationships with diverse stakeholders in other EU institutions, Member States, non EU countries and other national or international organisations. Under the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), the European Data Protection Supervisor is now the Market surveillance authority for EUIs’ AI systems and a notified body for high-risk AI assessments