Romain joined the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) in December 2018 to work as Programme Manager in the EU office and Senior Programme Manager since July 2023. Romain works on Green Deal related advocacy, including on energy. He leads the EU policy strategy of the We Mean Business Coalition, partnerships with national business networks, and the work of the Green Growth Partnership, with the common goal to support the development of a climate neutral and prosperous EU.
Prior to joining CISL, Romain spent most of his career working as a Policy Analyst in various Brussels based Think Tanks.
At the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), Romain was the project manager for the Think 2030 sustainability platform which brings together various stakeholders, to propose solutions for a sustainable future within and beyond Europe, and worked on projects and publications related to the circular economy. Romain was also a Policy Analyst in the Sustainable Prosperity for Europe Programme at the European Policy Centre (EPC) analysing policy developments in the field of resource efficiency, climate action and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. He first gained experience in the think tank world as personal assistant to the Managing Director of Re-Define, an organisation working on the Euro crisis and the Green New Deal. With an academic background in political sciences and international relations and a Master in Geopolitics and Geostrategy, Romain also lived in England, Mexico, Canada and France with professional experiences in the private and cultural sectors.
