Lorena Boix Alonso

Lorena Boix Alonso serves as the Deputy Director General for Health at DG SANTE within the European Commission, bringing significant expertise from previous roles including Director for Digital Society, Trust & Cybersecurity at DG CONNECT and Acting Director of Policy Strategy and Outreach at the same directorate. Prior experience includes serving as Deputy Head of Cabinet to Vice-President Neelie Kroes for the Digital Agenda for Europe and holding positions within DG Competition. Additionally, Lorena worked as Deputy Director and legal coordinator at the IPR-Helpdesk, as well as a Referendaire at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Early legal experience includes work as a lawyer at Van Bael & Bellis. Lorena holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School and a Licence spécial en droit européen from Université libre de Bruxelles.