Ieva Ilves has more than two decades of experience in digital transformation, cybersecurity and international affairs. Her career spans high-level roles in Latvia, Estonia and internationally, including as Digital Policy Advisor to Latvia's President. She led Latvia's first national cybersecurity strategy and the project to establish NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga. She advises Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation and WithSecure, a Finnish cybersecurity company. She has a Master's from Johns Hopkins University SAIS.