Román Arjona is Chief Economist at the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. In addition to his role at the European Commission, Román Arjona is Vice-Chair of the OECD’s Committee for Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). He was Chief Economist and Head of Strategy and Foresight at the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation, and Vice-Chair of the OECD’s Committee for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP). He previously served in the