Pilvi Pusa is a Policy Officer in the Sanctions Unit in Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets union (DG FISMA) at the European Commission, which she has been part of for almost 6 years. Currently Pilvi works especially on the Russia sanctions anti-circumvention and trade measures teams but also covers a multitude of other files such as counterterrorism sanctions and monitoring the reporting of EU Member States, including on aspects related to financial sanctions. In addition Pilvi has a key role in the Commission’s initiatives to support effective and uniform implementation of EU sanctions via accessible tools and guidance. Before joining the Commission Pilvi worked for instance in the Finnish public administration.