Ana Rita Neves currently works at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre – Competence Centre on Composite Indicators and Scoreboards, where she has been part of the team developing the Asia-Europe Meeting sustainable connectivity index. Prior to joining the European Commission, Ana worked for six years at Climate Alliance, an international network of cities dedicated to climate action. At Climate Alliance, she was coordinating the development of the energy and climate reporting framework for over 7,000 cities engaged in the Covenant of Mayors initiative and involved in policy and advocacy activities linked to the international climate process. She was also an external expert evaluator of Horizon 2020, the biggest European Union's research and innovation programme. Ana has worked in research and international organisations for over 12 years at the intersection between science and policy. She holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems from the MIT-Portugal Programme, a Masters in Urban and Environmental Planning and a degree in Environmental Engineering.