Friso started his career in European Public Affairs in 1994. Prior to the creation of Bureau Brussels, Friso was VP Corporate Affairs for Royal Ahold in Brussels. The leitmotiv of his career can best be described as issue-driven liaison management contributing to the ‘licence to operate’ of the client.

He holds a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Amsterdam.

Rinus is a partner at Bureau Brussels. Thereby, he is also a professor in political science at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He is specialised in European public affairs and has published over 200 articles and 30 books on this topic. His most recent book concerning public affairs is named ‘the Art of Lobbying in the EU’. As a visiting professor, Rinus lectures at universities in the US, China, the Middle East and Europe. Rinus is also experienced in training organisation, companies and governments on public affairs. Amongst others, Rinus has advised Glaxo, 3M, Philips, Shell, Siemens and ministries of China, Finland, Hungary, Oman and the Netherlands.

Astrid has experience in giving strategic advice in public affairs. She enjoys working with clients in several fields, such as environment, circular economy and health among others. She is also responsible for the management of Bureau Brussels. 

Previously, Astrid gained experience in the European Parliament as a trainee, worked on the #DiscoverEU campaign to promote Interrail and she interned at the Belgian Permanent Representation to the OSCE in Vienna. She holds a Masters’ degree in European Studies and is currently enrolled in a management programme at Vlerick Business School.

Nataša joined Bureau Brussels in February 2020 and specialises in tech policy, with a focus on energy transition in the digital infrastructure. She also works with clients in the fields of sustainability, circular economy and management of mineral resources. She holds two Masters’ degrees in European Studies and Public Affairs from Maastricht University and the College of Europe.

Nataša first gained experience in Brussels as a Schuman trainee at the European Parliament working on EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, and has also completed a traineeship at the Bosnian Embassy in Budapest. Before joining Bureau Brussels, she worked as a project research assistant at the University of Zürich.

Johanna joined Bureau Brussels in September 2019, and has since worked with clients active in various industry sectors. Johanna’s expertise includes fields such as payments, circular economy, and digital infrastructure, whilst her natural curiosity makes her greatly interested of a wide range of policy fields including food safety, consumer protection, and mobility.

She holds a Master’s degree in European Studies from KU Leuven, and has gained first-hand experience in EU policy-making through a traineeship at the European Economic and Social Committee.

Adélaïde joined Bureau Brussels in February 2020, and has since worked on a great variety of topics such as health, payments and waste management. She is also interested in circular economy, energy policies and nature protection. Previously, Adélaïde gained experience in EU project management on innovative projects to enable the uptake of 5G and autonomous cars within Europe.

Adélaïde holds a double Master’s degree in comparative History in Economics, Societal Challenges and Religions, and Teaching History from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), and a Postgraduate’s degree in European Policy Affairs from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL). 

Valerio joined Bureau Brussels in February 2020 focusing on energy, circular economy and data-related policies. Previously, Valerio worked as a research analyst for corporate governance advisory firms based in the Netherlands and Ireland. In addition, he gained experience through internships as a junior analyst for European security and defense policy.

Valerio holds a Master’s degree in European Studies from the University of Rome “Roma Tre” and a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages from Sapienza University. As a part of his studies, he spent a semester abroad at Leiden University. 

Sybren has joined Bureau Brussels in August 2020, working on topics such as environment and industrial policies and is mostly interested in policy fields related to the circular economy and urban mobility . 

He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies and a Master’s degree in European Policy at the University of Amsterdam.

Previously he did a traineeship at a European public affairs consultancy and at the Dutch permanent representation to the EU, in the department responsible for the relations with the European Parliament. 

Charlotte joined Bureau Brussels in November 2020, and has since worked on the domains of health, digitalisation, energy, and environment. To have real and positive social impact, is the strongest motivational factor for working at Bureau Brussels.

Charlotte holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from the University of Ghent (UGent) and a professional Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the Artevelde University of Applied Sciences. In the context of her educational programme at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, she had a first practical experience in EU policy-making through a traineeship at the European Parliament as a parliamentary assistant.

Deyvid joined Bureau Brussels in August 2021 and has since worked on the domains of energy, circular economy and digitalisation.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in European Studies and a master’s degrees in European Politics and External Relations from the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

Previously, he gained experience through traineeships in the European Parliament as a parliamentary assistant to an MEP and via the Schuman traineeship. Deyvid also gained experience through an internship at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bulgaria.