Roger Havenith

Deputy Chief Executive, EIF,

Roger Havenith was appointed Deputy Chief Executive at EIF in January 2016. Previously, he was

heading the EC’s DG ECFIN Unit L2 on financing of innovation, competitiveness and employment

policies for more than five years. His long-standing professional career with the EC – which he joined

in 1990 – includes several key roles: among others, he was a Commission negotiator and member of

the EC team in charge of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) SME Window, as part

of the Investment Plan for Europe. For several years he also led the EC’s Designated Service

responsible for the negotiation, implementation and oversight of financial instruments under CIP,

EPMF, MAP and other initiatives.

Roger Havenith has a B.A. in Business Administration from HEC St. Louis in Brussels (Belgium) and

LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He also earned a

postgraduate degree in European Studies from Institut d’Etudes européennes de l’Université Libre de

Bruxelles and M.A. from Licencié-Interprète, Institut supérieur de Traducteurs et Interprètes.

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