Michael Leibeck is currently senior policy advisor to Sven Giegold, the financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament. He is responsible for coordinating and advising on multiple legislative processes with an emphasis on EU key reforms. He is involved in negotiating and implementing key financial market regulation and economic governance reforms, and has examined EU–MERCOSUR trade relations and provided policy advice on the EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership. Leibeck holds a master’s degree in political science and economics from the University of Tuebingen and a master’s degree in European political economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science.