Ivo is one of CPM's founding partners, and serves as its Member of the Board since 2006. Before that, he was a senior civil servant in the Latvian government, where he served as Director and Deputy Director of the European Integration Office. Ivo specializes in policy coordination, with specific focus on the management of the EU integration process. He studied political science and European affairs at the master and doctoral level in Latvia, where he also serves as a university lecturer. Besides leading the Core Team, he directly coordinates CPM's work in Ukraine and Georgia. Ivo is based in Riga.