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Chair, Privacy Protection Agency

Writes and enforces consumer privacy rules. The Chair of the California Privacy Protection Agency Board leads the nation's first dedicated state agency focused on enforcing and implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act. The chair presides over board proceedings, guides the development of privacy regulations, and represents the agency in public and interagency forums. This role requires expertise in privacy law, technology policy, or consumer protection. The chair works to ensure Californians' data privacy rights are protected while engaging with businesses, advocates, and policymakers on emerging privacy challenges.

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The appointment

Appointed by: The Governor
Confirmation: Not required
Term: At the Governor's pleasure
Compensation: $107/day
Availability: At the pleasure of the appointing authority (max eight consecutive years); no Senate confirmation; available day one. Part-time, $100/day.
Statutory requirements: Civ. Code 1798.199.15: members must have the qualifications, experience and skills, in particular in privacy and technology, needed to perform the agency's duties; must be free of external influence; may not hold incompatible occupations. Civ. Code 1798.199.10: five-member board; the Governor appoints the chair and one member, the Attorney General, Senate Rules Committee and Assembly Speaker one each.

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Sources

Civil Code 1798.199.10 (Prop 24); research memo Aug 2026; Statute research 2026-10-20: Civ. Code secs. 1798.199.10, 1798.199.15, 1798.199.20, 1798.199.25, 1798.199.35 (via the CPPA board handbook, https://cppa.ca.gov/pdf/board_handbook.pdf -- statute text not read directly)

In the catalog

The catalog entry behind this profile. The role explorer lists every California Privacy Protection Agency Board role, including deputies and other seats.

Chair

California Privacy Protection Agency Board

Board / Commission

Health & Human ServicesBoard / Commission Member$107/day

Governance and Advisory

The Chair of the California Privacy Protection Agency Board leads the nation's first dedicated state agency focused on enforcing and implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act. The chair presides over board proceedings, guides the development of privacy regulations, and represents the agency in public and interagency forums. This role requires expertise in privacy law, technology policy, or consumer protection. The chair works to ensure Californians' data privacy rights are protected while engaging with businesses, advocates, and policymakers on emerging privacy challenges.

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