As a lawyer by training (College of Europe, Bruges), Rodolphe Muñoz has worked for several international organisations (WHO, EFTA Surveillance Authority …) and taught in different universities (Bruges, Sciences Po Paris, the University of Strasbourg …). He spent 6 years at the European Commission working on different legal issues (WTO and information society law).
For 7 years, in DG DEFIS Unit B1 (secure connectivity and space surveillance), he is responsible for the implementation of the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) component of the Space Regulation that comprises Space Surveillance and Tracking, Space Weather and Near Earth Object. In addition, he oversaw the drafting of the STM Communication and now he is following the implementation of the 10 actions contained in the STM Communication, including aspects related to the SST Partnership, the space law, and the standardisation policy.