Lawyer, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, MA, Georgetown University; LLM, London School of Economics. Partner, Himiob Romero Law Firm.President of the NGO Foro Penal, pro bono NGO that represent victims of human rights abuses in Venezuela. Foro Penal has received many awards, including the 2014 Human Rights Defender award of the US State Department and the 2023 Defender Award of the Swedish NGO Civil Rights Defender. Registered cases of political persecution and filed actions for violations of human rights and crimes against humanity before UN human rights entities and the International Criminal Court. Professor of Law at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and the University of Navarra, Spain. He has been a fellow at the Kennedy School at Harvard University and at The Wilson Center in Washington, DC. Author of articles and coordinator of books about public and constitutional law, human rights and crimes against humanity. Recipient of many national and international awards including the Chevening Award of the British Embassy and the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award in 2017. Interests: musician and runner.