Massimiliano Montini is Professor of European Union Law at the University of Siena (Italy), where he teaches EU Law and Sustainable Development Law. At the University of Siena, he is Director of the Environmental Legal Team and Co-Director of the Research Group R4S (Regulation for Sustainability). Moreover, he is Scientific Director of the Europe Direct Siena Centre.
He is a Fellow of C-EENRG Research Centre and a Life-Member of Clare Hall College at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Moreover, he is Vice-Chair of the Ecological Law and Governance Association (ELGA) and Member of several scientific networks, including the United Nations Knowledge Network “Harmony with Nature”, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, the Global Ecological Integrity Group (GEIG) and the Group of European Environmental Lawyers Avosetta.