LL.M. Ph.D. is Professor of European Law and Policy, Director of the Institute of European Law, and Associate Dean of the Birmingham Law School at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. His research focusses on public procurement law and on EU defence integration. Martin has been working with several international organisations and especially the OECD and the European Defence Agency, and for national governments on projects involving procurement reform and defence procurement, defence exports, and State aids. Previously he worked for the universities of Nottingham and Sheffield and OECD/SIGMA in Paris. 2021-2025 he was Director of Training on the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project on Sustainability and Procurement (SAPIENS Network). He was a member of the PRB in 2010-2016, and in 2020-2023. Currently a member of the PRB from 2023 to 2026, and Chairperson.