Carlos Torrecilla Salinas

Carlos Torrecilla Salinas

Head of the Innovation Policies and Economic Impact Unit
Joint Research Centre

Carlos Torrecilla Salinas is the Head of the “Innovation Policies and Economic Impact” Unit of the Joint Research Centre. Carlos holds two Master Degrees (in Physics and Electronic Engineering) from the University of Granada and a PhD in Software Engineering from the University of Sevilla.
He has more than 15 years of experience in the field of digital technologies and innovation, in particular in the public sector, and more than 10 years in the European Commission, where he has served in various Directorates-General. Currently he is the Head of the Innovation Policies and Economic Impact Unit of the JRC.