Bio

15 years of policy and advocacy experience with the European Union institutions and at the global level. Strong focus on brain health and evidence-based advocacy. Played an instrumental role in setting up a number of civil-society led coalitions: over 10 national brain councils, Portuguese Societal Impact of Pain Platform, the OneNeurology Partnership, and now the Founder and Executive Director at the Psychedelic Access and Research European Alliance (PAREA). Personal interests include over 10 years of dedicated yoga and meditation practices, partner acrobatics, Thai Yoga Massage, DJing, recently finding a lot of joy in visiting trampoline parks. An avid listener of podcasts and audiobooks. In love with existence.