Michal Kubáň is Head of the Data Sharing Unit at the Digital and Information Agency of the Czech Republic, where he leads national policy on data governance and data sharing. He and his team developed the Strategy for Data Management in Public Administration (2024–2030) and he leads the Czech Open Data Task Force. His current priorities include transforming the Czech National Open Data Portal and implementing the Act on Data Governance and Controlled Access to Data in the Czech Republic.

Michal has worked in public sector data since 2013. From 2021 to 2025, he served as a Seconded National Expert at the European Commission, contributing to key EU data legislation, including the Open Data Directive, Data Governance Act, and Data Act. He is also a member of the OECD Expert Group on Open Government Data.

He holds an MA in History from Palacký University Olomouc and an MA in Euroculture from the University of Groningen.