Pierre Schellekens

Pierre Schellekens is Director for Energy Policy: Strategy and Coordination at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy. He has served the European Commission for more than 25 years, holding senior positions across several policy areas, including energy, agriculture, maritime affairs, environment, regional policy and communication. Before his current role, Mr. Schellekens was Head of Unit for External Communication and Outreach in DG Energy and previously served as Deputy Head of Cabinet to Commissioner Arias Cañete. Mr. Schellekens holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the College of Europe in Bruges and studied political science at the University of Gothenburg and the University of Leiden.