Mr Roca is currently head of unit, resource mobilization at the WHO Regional Office for Europe. In his role, Mr Roca is responsible for the coordination of resource mobilization efforts at both regional and country levels within the WHO European Region (53 Member States). Prior to working for WHO, he worked as a Partnerships Development Officer for The Defeat-NCD Partnership as well as a Programme Manager in the health team in the DG for International Partnerships (INPTA) of the European Commission. He also has more than eight years of experience in the private sector, working in both Copenhagen (HQ) and in Algeria for a major pharmaceutical company within the Government and Public Affairs function. 

Mr Roca holds an MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and an MA in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Mr Roca is married and has three children.