Ryan Borg was appointed Deputy Counsel – EU and International Affairs within the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) in May 2019. In his role, he is responsible for the coordination of relations with international organizations and foreign regulators. He is also responsible for the formulation of financial services policy, mainly issued by the European Commission and is actively engaged in policy dialogue, negotiations and follow up of EU institutional affairs and dossiers in the area of Financial Services. Prior to that, Ryan Borg spent ten years as a diplomat at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the EU in Brussels as Financial Counsellor. He had the privilege to deal with a number of financial services legislations and represented Malta in various EU fora. During his posting in Brussels, he participated in Ministerial Councils and various bilateral meetings with EU institutions. Throughout the Maltese Presidency in 2017, he had the opportunity to Chair the Financial Counsellors working group and led trialogues negotiations with the European Parliament on a number of legislative files. Ryan Borg holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce in economics and management, both from the University of Malta.