Esther Niubó Ciodoncha has a degree in Political Science and Public Administration, specializing in International Relations, from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. MA in International Politics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, in International Trade and Economics from the University of Barcelona, and in Public and Social Policies from the Pompeu Fabra University-Johns Hopkins University. She has worked as adviser at the European and International Policy Secretariat of the Catalan Socialists Party (PSC) (2001- 2004), and as MEP assistant at the European Parliament (2004-2009). She has also worked in the campaigns of the PSC for the elections to the European Parliament in 2009, for the elections to the Catalan Parliament in 2010 and of the general elections in 2011. From 2010 to 2012, she has collaborated as academic associate with the Department of Social Sciences at ESADE. She was the director of the Foundation Rafael Campalans and also Secretary for European Policy of the PSC.