Laia Bertran is the project manager of the ERC project "States, Nationalism, and the Relationship between Ethnic Diversity and Public Goods Provision (ETHNICGOODS)". She contributes the overall coordination of the tasks required to meet the project goals.

Laia holds a degree in Political Science and Administration by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and a Master’s Degree in International Relations by the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals. Since completion of the Master, she has worked in advocacy and knowledge transfer in the fields of Development Cooperation and Global Health.