Ignacio Garcia Bercero

Ignacio Garcia Bercero was active at the European Commission from 1987 to 2024. From 2012 he was Director responsible for overseeing EC activities in the fields of Neighboring Countries, US and Canada. He was Chief Negotiator for the TTIP negotiations. Between 2005-2011 he was director in the areas of Sustainable Development, Bilateral Trade Relations (South Asia, South-East Asia, Korea, EuroMed and the Middle East). Mr Garcia Becero was also the Chief Negotiator for the EU-Korea and EU-India Free Trade Agreements. Before that, he was head of unit for WTO Dispute Settlement. In 2020, he completed a fellowship at Saint Anthony’s College (Oxford), where his research focused on WTO reform. Since 2021 he has been Visiting Professor at the University College London and Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE ideas. He was in charge of Multilateral Affairs and Trade Strategy from 2021 to April 2024, when he retired. He is now non resident Fellow at Bruegel, Brussels. Mr Garcia Bercero holds a Law Degree from the Law Faculty of Universidad Complutense, Madrid and a Master of Laws Degree (with Distinction) from University College, London. He has written several papers and publications on WTO matters, Safeguard Measures, Trade and Competition, Dispute Settlement and Regulatory Cooperation.