Juan Cámpora is CSIC Research Professor and Group Leader in the Institute of Chemical Research, a joint research institute of Spain's National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Seville. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Seville in 1990. His main interests focus on fundamental organometallic chemistry and homogenous catalysis. He has a long-standing interest for the chemistry and reactivity of the Group 10 (Ni and Pd) alkyls, metallacycle and alkoxide complexes. In addition he has been active in topics like olefin polymerization with well-defined first-row transition metal catalysts, pincer ligands and organometallic reaction mechanisms. Recently, he has been involved in research projects related to the replacement of precious metals with complexes of abundant ones (particularly palladium for nickel) and the development of the chemistry and applications of NHC-CDI betaines as ligands and organocatalysts. He is currently a member of the Royal Chemical Societies of Spain (RSEQ) and the UK (RSC), as well as of the American Chemical Society (ACS). He has served as the Head of the IIQ and held many leadership positions at the CSIC. Additionally, he collaborates in teaching Master courses at the Universities of Seville and Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). He has recently been awarded the prize for Excellence in Research from the Oragnometallic Section of the RSEQ.