Stéphanie

Pochon

Brussels
Forward Global

Stéphanie is a veteran EU lobbyist and a specialist in strategic communications, coalition management and advocacy campaigns, both at EU and national levels. She has twenty years of experience supporting blue-chip companies, trade bodies and SMEs on internal market, digital and sustainability issues.

In 20 years, she has witnessed the rise of the European Parliament as a power center and the European Union as a standard setter. She has been actively engaged with over 50 pieces of legislation – from inception to conclusion. This has allowed her to gain a unique understanding of the dynamic between the three European institutions and how media and social media contribute to shaping the EU debate.

The European decision-making process is no secret to her and she has gained the trust of EU decision-makers for her work on highly-politicised dossiers with game-changing impact on the industrial fabric of many sectors. She is also in regular contact with Brussels-based journalists. 

Stéphanie graduated from the prestigious European Master Programme of the College of Europe, Bruges after studying at Sciences-Po Strasbourg and Georgetown University, Washington DC. She was a lecturer in EU lobbying at Sciences-Po Paris (EU Affairs Master) for five years.