Mario Stassen, PharmD, is a European Qualified Person (QP) and pharmaceutical quality leader with more than 30 years of industry experience. Through Stassen Pharmaconsult B.V., he provides QP services, interim quality leadership and independent GMP review. He has taught biopharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences at Utrecht University and continues as a guest lecturer. Holding the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ, 2014), he connects pharmaceutical technology, Quality by Design, risk management and QP responsibilities with industrial and regulatory practice. His professional and publication interests include quality governance, responsible decision-making and AI assurance in regulated environments.