Juan Manuel is the Head of EU Sustainability Policy, leading – amongst other areas - the implementation of the CE advocacy strategy for Amazon in Europe. He is also registered as External Expert for the European Commission (DG REGIO) on Environment, Circular Economy and Resource efficiency, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Fundamental Rights. He is also an Advisory Board Member of CircEUlar, Mentor of the University of Helsinki in their “Incubator Program on Biosphere, Bio and Circular Economy” and visiting lecturer at the Univ. of Carlos III in Spain in circular economy policy. Juan Manuel holds a Diploma in International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE) & Univ. of London, a Master’s degree in Environmental Education and a second one in European Studies and a Bachelor Degree in Psychology from the Univ. of Granada.