Marta F. de la Cera (Asturias, Spain) has built her professional career in European policies, development cooperation, project management, and organisational coordination. Throughout her career, Marta has managed various types of projects funded by the European Union and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), covering a wide range of topics from rural development to healthcare, both in Europe and Asia. For over a decade, Marta has worked as a policy advisor for various associations in Brussels on European policies and legislation, primarily in the fields of agriculture and food. She has coordinated organisations and expert groups, leveraging her negotiation skills, technical knowledge, and communication strategies.

Marta is an Agricultural Engineer and holds a Master’s degree in Foreign Trade and International Relations, as well as a postgraduate degree in Public Policy from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She is fluent in French, English, Spanish, and Italian, has an intermediate level of German, and basic knowledge of Russian and Persian.