Experience

American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU)

• Belgium
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Issuelead Cybersecurity, Digital Economy Committee

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Government Affairs Director | EU | Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Leading Microsoft's EU cybersecurity policy development, strategy and advocacy on policy files like the EU NIS2, Cyber Resilience Act, EU cybersecurity certification (such as on Cloud Services), E-IDAS, 5G cybersecurity, and the CER Directive. Close relations with EU institutions.Positioning the company to support implementation of EU cybersecurity strategy, including promoting cybersecurity skills, shaping public private cooperation (ISACs and cyber threat intelligence cooperation), and strengthening relations with EU institutions in general.All of the above being customer 'obsessed', meaning ensuring close cooperation with our customers. Show less

• Government Affairs Manager Cybersecurity

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2020

  EU cybersecurity policy development, strategy and campaigns (NIS, 5G, Cybersecurity Certification)Cyber diplomacy campaignsCyber threat intelligence cooperationEstablishing and nurturing cybersecurity PPPsBringing cyber operations and strategy closer



European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

• Greece
• Computer and Network Security
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Seconded National Expert Cybersecurity

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2019

  - Providing strategic advise from expert view on ISAC model and its translation to EU - CSIRTs cooperation on EU level (NIS directive related) - Initiating and managing industry cooperation on C level (focus on financial, telecom and semi conductor sector in EU) - Engaging and facilitating dialogue with EU based SMEs active in cyber security, in order to strengthen the EU cyber industry - coordination of political and high level industry engagement of enisa - internal audit coordinating Show less



Ministry of Security and Justice

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor Cybersecurity Cooperation

  • 2013 - Sep 2019

  - Creating, stimulating and maintaing partnerships in cyber security on CEO level; - Setting up PPP cooperation model for future cyber security strategy; - Setting up and managing cooperation via ISAC model in energy, financial, insurance, water, health, pension sectors; - Identifying and connecting common interests on operational, tactical and strategic level. - Creating, stimulating and maintaing partnerships in cyber security on CEO level; - Setting up PPP cooperation model for future cyber security strategy; - Setting up and managing cooperation via ISAC model in energy, financial, insurance, water, health, pension sectors; - Identifying and connecting common interests on operational, tactical and strategic level.



Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project manager

  • 2010 - 2013

  - Effective and efficient use of travel data such as API and PNR for security purposes- Feasibility study and impementation of international cooperation (EU and transatlantic) on the use of travel data.- PNR directive

• Analyst

  • 2008 - 2010

  - Threat and risk assessments concerning critical infrastructure;- Producing briefings for senior and executive levels enabling strategic decision making on sensitive political issues or challenges.



EPPA

• Netherlands
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • 2007 - Jul 2008

  - Strategic and tactical advise to clients concerning their policymaking and approach to politics and stakeholders in the Netherlands and EU - Strategic and tactical advise to clients concerning their policymaking and approach to politics and stakeholders in the Netherlands and EU