Meet the Team
Roland Blomeyer
Director and Senior Researcher/Evaluator at Blomeyer & Sanz, having established the firm in 2004.
He has an educational background in law, political and administration sciences and economics (PhD, Bristol; LLM, Paris; MA Durham; Diploma, Speyer).
Before establishing Blomeyer & Sanz in 2004, Roland worked for different private sector consultancies (ECORYS and LRDP, both in Brussels), the German agency for development cooperation (in Frankfurt and Prague) and Strathclyde Regional Council (in Glasgow).
Roland has some 20 years of experience and has worked for a wider range of international, European and national / regional institutions. International organisations include the OSCE and UNDP; European institutions include the Council of Europe, European Parliament, European Commission and a series of different European Union Agencies; national/regional-level experience includes the Swedish International Development Agency and different territorial authorities in Spain and Austria.
Roland is experienced with a series of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methods, with specific experience with case study approaches and process tracing.
Roland has delivered research and evaluation assignments in a wide range of policy areas, with a specific interest in integrity and accountability policy, capacity development in the areas of human rights, democracy and the rule of law and the European Union’s Cohesion Policy.
Roland is fluent in English, German, French and Spanish.
Margarita Sanz
Senior Researcher / Evaluator at Blomeyer & Sanz since 2014.
She has an educational background in law and translation (LLM, Alcalá; MA Madrid).
Before working at Blomeyer & Sanz, Margarita worked for the public administration (Regional Ministry of Finances, in Brussels and Toledo) and the private sector (International Road Transport Association – ASTIC, in Madrid). During the period she worked in ASTIC, Margarita was responsible for the department of International relations and relations with the specialised media.
Margarita has 19 years of experience and has worked for the Government of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), the International Road Union, the French Comité National Routier; and for European institutions, including the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality.
Margarita is experienced with qualitative and European Union legal research methods, stakeholders’ consultation, online surveys management and human resources management. She deals with the general administration and legal issues of Blomeyer & Sanz.
Her main research areas are European Union’s Transport Policy and the European Union action in the field of gender equality.
She is fluent in Spanish, French, English and Italian.
Nicolò Franceschelli
Researcher/Evaluator at Blomeyer & Sanz, having joined the firm in January 2014.
He has an educational background in political sciences and a masters in public policies and evaluation (LLM, Bologna; MA Madrid).
Before joining Blomeyer & Sanz in 2014, Nicolò worked in the Italian third sector for almost 10 years in the areas of ageing social services (Bologna).
Nicolò has more than 10 years of experience working with CSOs and local and regional authorities in Italy and Spain. He has also worked for various European institutions, including the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Europe as well as for national and international organisations, such us the United Nations Associations of Sweden and the EEA and Norway Grants.
Nicolò has a good command of both qualitative and quantitative methods including desk and field research, stakeholders’ consultation, focus groups and online surveys management.
He has conducted / contributed to research and evaluation assignments in a broad range of policy areas, including social inclusion, human rights, capacity developments, democracy, rule of law, migration, ageing, environment, fishery and the European Union’s Cohesion Policy.
Nicolò is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian.
Veronika Kubek
Senior Researcher / Evaluator
Researcher and evaluator, Veronika has been an integral part of Blomeyer & Sanz since 2017 where she began as an intern and has since evolved into a seasoned professional.
She has educational background in international relations (BA, Bratislava), political science (MA, Paris) and evaluation of programme and policies (MA, Madrid).
With over eight years of experience in research and evaluation, Veronika has worked with a wide range of clients including the European institutions, national development agencies and civil society organisations.
Veronika particularly enjoys working on assignments related to human rights and democracy with a keen interest in thematic areas such as ending violence, social inclusion and integration, migration and disability. Geographically, Veronika’s work primarily centres on counties in and around Europe as well as Africa.
She is experienced in using both qualitative and quantitative methods, employing techniques such as key informant interviews, desk reviews, surveys and direct observations. Veronika also has extensive experience in conducting data collection fieldwork. She is enthusiastic about learning new methodological approaches and apply them in her work.
Veronika is a native Slovak speaker with proficiency in Czech, English, French and Spanish.
Sarah Walker
Junior Researcher & Evaluator
Junior Researcher and Evaluator at Blomeyer & Sanz. She contributes to our work for international and European Union clients concerning topics such as migration, human rights, regional development, and education. She is gaining experience in qualitative and quantitative methods through the various projects in which she is involved.
Sarah has completed an in M.A. Political Science and Public Policy at Saint Louis University Madrid with a focus on international relations and crisis. She holds a B.A. in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College (Maine, USA), for which she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into the national honors society, Phi Beta Kappa. She has previous academic and professional experience in fisheries economics, education, EU politics, and oceanography. Originally from Seattle, WA, she has lived in Spain for five years.
Sarah is a native English speaker and fluent in Spanish.
Ana Brage
Junior Researcher & Evaluator
As a junior Researcher and Evaluator, Ana joined Blomeyer & Sanz in 2025.
She has an educational background in Political Science and International Studies, from which she graduated Summa Cum Laude (Saint Louis University – Madrid). Ana’s academic background is enriched by her study abroad experience in Geneva, Switzerland, where she completed a specialization in Migration and Refugee Studies at Webster University. Her previous professional experience includes humanitarian and integration work for non-governmental organizations in Madrid, Spain, as well as policy research and analysis in the pharmaceutical sector.
Ana holds a special interest in the fields of security, human rights, and migration issues, and is gaining experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods through the different projects in which she is involved.
Originally from Madrid, she is a native Spanish speaker, fluent in English, and has intermediate working knowledge of French.
Clotilde Szabo
Junior Researcher & Evaluator
As a Junior Researcher & Evaluator, she supports our work for international and European Union clients concerning topics such as human rights, the rule of law, democracy and public accountability. She has experience in quantitative and qualitative methods, with a particular interest in gender mainstreaming and human rights-based approaches.
Her previous experience includes evaluator trainee at the Council of Europe and researcher on European Parliament policy for a Brussels-based non-profit (think tank). She has an educational background in international relations (B.A., Paris), international security (M.A., Groningen) and in evaluation and monitoring (M.A., Lyon).
Clotilde is a native French speaker and fluent in English.