Michail Bletsas has served as Governor of the National Cybersecurity Authority since April 2024, actively contributing to the development of the national cybersecurity strategy. He is a Research Scientist and Director of Computing at the MIT Media Lab, where he has worked since 1996, overseeing the production, transmission, consumption, and storage of data. He was a core member of the technical and design team of the “One Laptop per Child” (OLPC) initiative, which created the pioneering and award-winning “XO” laptop. He is frequently invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences and public forums. His research interests include network security, countering the systematic spread of disinformation, wireless networks, and the development of high-performance computing infrastructures for machine learning. In recent years, he has been extensively engaged in consulting on technology and technology policy. He holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Boston University.