Environmental policy scholar and Group Leader at ETH Zurich’s Department of Environmental Systems Science, specializing in natural resource governance, policy implementation, and institutional analysis. Holds a Ph.D. in Management of Technology from EPFL (2012). Published extensively on water and forest policy, legitimacy, and public management. Leads multiple SNSF and EU-funded research projects, with over 700 citations and an h-index of 15 (Google Scholar). Teaches courses on environmental governance and Swiss environmental policy.