Brig. Gen. (Res.) Maciej Materka is an experienced intelligence officer and an expert in national security and cybersecurity. From 2018 to 2022, he served as Chief of the Military Counterintelligence Service, where he was responsible for protecting the Polish Armed Forces and allied forces against intelligence, economic, and cyber threats.
In 2020, he also became the Minister of National Defense’s representative for cybersecurity. He has been professionally involved with both civilian and military special forces—since 1999, he has served in the Office for State Protection and the Internal Security Agency.
He helped establish the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA). At the CBA, he served as the representative for the oversight of personal data processing, where he supervised privacy protection. He has also held leadership positions in the government and in companies critical to national security, including as Director of the Security Department at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Security Advisor to the Board of Directors at the Polish Security Printing Works, and Security Director at KGHM Polska Miedź.
For his contributions to strengthening transatlantic security and allied cooperation, he was honored by, among others, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations—receiving the prestigious DIA Director’s Award and the Legion of Merit.
Since 2025, he has chaired the Frontline Foundation’s Board, supporting the development of systemic solutions to enhance the security of Poland and its partners in NATO and the EU. At the Foundation, he is responsible for strategic substantive oversight and the development of initiatives in the areas of counterintelligence, digital transformation, and institutional resilience.
