Profile

Dr Ernesto Bonafé is an associate senior researcher at CEPMLP, University of Dundee, and the associate editor of the journal Global Energy Law and Sustainability of Edinburgh University Press. Previously, he was the project manager of the Extractives Hub funded by the UK government, hosted at CEPMLP, and involving a joint project with the International Bar Association on the governance of extractive industries. Dr Bonafé has worked as a legal and policy expert in several EU-funded projects on sustainable energy in Africa and the Mediterranean. As head of the Expansion Unit at the Energy Charter Treaty Secretariat in Brussels, he coordinated the outreach activities in countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Prior to this, he was as a researcher and training coordinator at the Florence School of Regulation in Italy. Early career experiences included junior positions in law firms in Brussels and Spain, and internships at the European Commission in Brussels and in the Cabinet of the current President of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Dr Bonafé holds a PhD in Energy Policy and EU Law from the Law Department at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, an LLM in EU Law from Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, and a Law Degree from University of Valencia, Spain.