Romulo Nayacalevu is a human rights lawyer who has served the Pacific region for over 15 years. He previously worked as a private practitioner in Fiji, before taking his appointment as the first national human rights officer for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Regional Office for the Pacific. He then joined SPC RRRT as a senior trainer before becoming a senior human rights adviser. In 2017 he became the program manager for governance and legal affairs at the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat in Vanuatu. He operates his consultancy firm including serving as the Pacific Director for the Asia Pacific Center for the Responsibility to Protect. Romulo also serves on various boards. He holds qualifications in law, governance, international affairs (relations) and diplomacy.