Gustaf Winroth

European Commission

Dr Gustaf Winroth is the Head of Unit for the implementation of the SAFE Instrument (Security Action for Europe) at the Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space, DG DEFIS. SAFE is the loan instrument available to EU Member States for defence acquisitions, amounting to up to EUR 150 billion until end of 2030.

He has previously been a part of the management of the European Defence Fund (EDF) and its predecessors, as well as the programme for ammunition production (ASAP) and the industrial reinforcement programme through common procurement, EDIRPA.

Before joining DG DEFIS, he worked at the Directorate General for Research and Innovation, contributing to consecutive research framework programmes with a focus on industrial technologies and metrology.

Prior to joining the European Commission, he worked in semiconductor research with an industrial focus. He holds a PhD in Physics from University College London (UK), and an MSc in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden.