Helena Braun is a Member of the Cabinet of Frans Timmermans, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission leading the work on the European Green Deal. Under the Green Deal, Helena is responsible for the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, the EU Forest Strategy, the new Circular Economy Action Plan, including the EU Textiles Strategy, and the EU Chemicals Strategy. Before that, Helena was the sustainable development advisor of Mr Timmermans in the previous Commission. Prior to joining the European Commission, Helena held different positions in the Estonian Government. She was a diplomat working for the Estonian Agent before the Court of Justice of the EU and helped develop the Estonian Better Regulation system in the Justice Ministry. Helena has also advised OECD on regulatory policy and good governance in several countries, and has been a lecturer of EU Law. Helena has law degrees from Tartu University and King’s College London and has taken courses on economics and public policy in several universities in Europe and the US.