Eliana Garcés Tolón

Deputy Chief Economist at DG GROW the European Commission, proving analysis for regulatory initiatives to promote European economic competitiveness. She is a former Member of the Cabinet of VP Joaquin Almunia, European Commissioner for Competition as well as the Cabinet of European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Meglena Kuneva. She has worked in DG COMP’s Chief Economist Team and in private economic consulting in the US. Eliana holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California.