Attorney General Bonta Has Appointed Alastair Mactaggart to the California Privacy Protection Agency Board

Attorney General Rob Bonta has appointed Alastair Mactaggart to the California Privacy Protection Agency Board.

The California Privacy Protection Agency is governed by a five-member board. Under the Agency’s implementing statute, the Board Chairperson and one Board Member are appointed by the Governor; one Board Member is appointed by the Rules Committee of the Senate; one Board Member is appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; and one Board Member is appointed by the Attorney General.

Mr. Mactaggart will begin his duties immediately.

Mr. Mactaggart replaces Board Member Angela Sierra, who has played a key role in establishing the CPPA since her appointment by Attorney General Xavier Becerra. She will begin a new role as a member of the State of California’s Racial and Identify Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Board.

“It is with tremendous gratitude that we say goodbye to Angela Sierra. She has been an exemplary asset, providing sound advice and devoting countless hours to help build the Agency. The Agency, and all Californians, will remain indebted to her for her work to advance consumer privacy,” said Executive Director Ashkan Soltani.

Prior to her work on the Board, Ms. Sierra served as Chief Assistant Attorney General of the California Department of Justice’s Public Rights Division, overseeing the work of the Division’s over 400 employees in areas related to safeguarding civil rights, protecting consumers against misleading advertising claims, fraudulent business practices and privacy violations, maintaining competitive markets, protecting consumers’ health care rights, preserving charitable assets and safeguarding the State’s natural resources and environment.

Contact: For inquiries regarding Attorney General Bonta’s appointment, please contact agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov. For inquiries about the Agency’s work or the Board, please contact press@cppa.ca.gov.