Elina Griniece has nine years of experience working in the area of research and innovation policy. During her career she has conducted a wide range of policy studies and impact assessments and contributed to pan-European policy monitoring platforms, such as ERAWATCH, the Trend Chart, the Regional Innovation Monitor, the Eco-Innovation Observatory, the European Cluster Observatory and more recently Research and Innovation Observatory. Elina has been engaged in several large assignments in the area of R&I systems, including the international evaluation of Latvian research and innovation system, the development of R&D evaluation methodology and funding principles in Czech Republic and monitoring the implementation of integrated science, studies and business centres (Valleys) in Lithuania.

Currently she is the project manager of a H2020 project RI-PATHS that aims to develop a comprehensive and modular impact assessment framework for a broad range of research infrastructures. In 2018, Elina also has been working as an independent expert for the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation contributing to the ex-ante impact assessment of Horizon Europe and the priority setting of the EU mission-oriented R&I policy.