Stefano Soro

Stefano Soro was born in Genoa, Italy. He holds a degree in Management and Economics from Università Bocconi, Milan. After working in the HR department of a multinational company, he joined the European Commission in 1994, serving in a variety of posts in Eurostat, the Enterprise and Industry DG, the Secretariat-General and the Health and Consumers DG, where from 2006 to 2011 he headed the Unit responsible for non-food consumer safety. From 2012 to 2016 he headed Units responsible for policy and regulation of pharmaceuticals, for both human and veterinary use. Stefano joined the Internal Market, Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs DG as Head of the "Biotechnology and Food supply Chain" Unit in 2017. From 2021 he headed the DG’s Net Zero Industries, Sustainable and Circular Products Unit. Following a reorganisation of the DG, since June 2026 he heads the new “Sustainable Products & Textiles” Unit, working – among other things – on the implementation of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and of the Batteries and Battery Waste regulations, and on the preparation of the upcoming Circular Economy Act.