Alberto Alemanno is the Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law & Policy at HEC Paris. He’s also permanent visiting professor at the College of Europe, Bruges and the University of Tokyo. He’s the author of more than thirty scientific articles and several academic books such as the acclaimed ‘Nudge and the Law – A European Perspective’. Alberto is a regular contributor to Le Monde, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Politico Europe, Forbes, and Il Sole 24 Ore, and his scholarly and public interest work has been featured in The Economist, The New York Times, the Financial Times, Libération as well Science and Nature. Due to his commitment to bridge the gap between academic research and policy action, Alberto has pioneered innovative forms of academic and civic engagement and activism in the EU transnational space via his civic start up The Good Lobby. He has been involved in dozens of campaigns, ranging from the first European Citizen Initiative putting an end to international roaming to the drafting of the EU whistleblower directive, and advocated for EU transnational lists. His latest book, ‘Lobbying for Change: Find Your Voice to Create a Better Society’ provides a timely analysis and guide to levelling the democratic playing field by empowering ordinary citizens to speak up and inform policy decisions at local, national and international level. The World Economic Forum nominated him Young Global Leader in 2015, Friends of Europe included him among the 40under40 European Young Leaders and was elected Ashoka fellow in 2019. He sits on the board of several civil society organisations, such as European Alternatives, Access Info Europe, as well as the citizens’ campaigning movements We Move, which operates transnationally. Originally from Italy, Alberto is a graduate of Harvard Law School, the College of Europe and holds a PhD in International Law & Economics from Bocconi University.