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Pirit Pikker

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Pirit Pikker works as Senior Cybersecurity Expert at the e-Governance Academy (eGA). Before joining eGA in December 2023, she worked close to a decade for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Among others, she fulfilled the duties of Acting Deputy Head of the NATO Representation to Ukraine for 5 months in 2023, and served as the Deputy Head of NATO Liaison Office in Georgia for 5 years, where she was responsible for reinforcing liaison between NATO and Georgia. Pirit liaised with national authorities, internal and external actors on political and practical issues; oversaw project development and implementation, including on cyber security and information security.

Before her posting in Georgia, Pirit worked as a Staff Officer at the Policy Section of the Defence Capabilities and Policy Directorate, Defence Policy and Planning Division, NATO Headquarters in Brussels.  Her earlier working experience is linked to the Ministry of Defence of Estonia, where she has dealt with a broad range of issues from the South Caucasus, Ukraine, conventional arms control to bilateral defence cooperation with the United States.

Pirit, born and raised in Estonia, is a graduate of George Mason University. In addition, she has attended various professional development courses in Estonia, and abroad, including at the NATO School in Oberammergau and NATO Defence College in Rome.  Pirit has been decorated with the NATO Meritorious Service Medal.