Carlos Rodríguez is the Director for EU Affairs and Head of Brussels Office at Telefónica. In this capacity, he designs the engagement strategy with the EU institutions and other relevant stakeholders involved in the decision-making process on public policy and regulatory matters in Brussels. Carlos Rodríguez is currently representing Telefónica on the Executive Board of ETNO and the Board of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg. He was previously the manager of regulatory affairs of Telefónica Internacional USA, acting as the first permanent representative to the company’s group in Washington D.C. He holds a degree in law from the University of Oviedo, Spain, and a specialization in foreign trade from the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade.