Carlos D. Bravo Laguna is a predoctoral FPU researcher at IBEI. His research interests cover public policy, with a special focus on the case of the European Union. His PhD program in Political and Social Sciences is taught at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).

He holds a master's degree in International Relations from IBEI. Before starting his doctoral studies, he was linked as a research assistant to the IBEI projects entitled Interest Groups and Accountability in European Union Agencies, coordinated by Dr. Ixchel Pérez Durán, and Enhancing the EU’s Transboundary Crisis Management Capacities: Strategies for Multi-Level Leadership (TRANSCRISIS), led by Prof. Jacint Jordana. Previously he held several positions related to the international education sector, including a Teaching Assistantship at Occidental College (USA).