Vita Juknė is a Head of Environmental Rule of Law and Governance Unit in DG Environment of the European Commission. In 2017 - 2021, she was a Deputy Head of Communication and Strategic Planning Unit in DG Justice and Consumers.  Prior to this, she worked in DG Connect and in DG Competition of the European Commission.  Before joining the European Commission, Ms Juknė was a practicing lawyer in Lithuania. She graduated from Vilnius University, the Faculty of Law. She also holds an LL.M from the University of Cambridge (first class).