Sophie Mueller

Sophie Mueller is Head of Unit for Standards Policy in DG GROW since April 2022. She was previously the Deputy and acting Head of the same unit since March 2021. In this role, she is responsible for the European standardisation system from a regulatory, financial and stakeholder engagement perspective. The unit’s mission is to valorise standards as a tool that support the competitiveness, recovery, twin transition and resilience of the EU’s industrial ecosystems.

She started her career in the European Commission at DG Enterprise & Industry in 2010 and was responsible for files like Key Enabling Technologies and Corporate Social Responsibility. For 6.5 years she worked in the offices of the Director-General and Deputy Director-Generals at DG GROW, advising on and handling daily matters relating to industrial policy, sectorial files like automotive, chemicals or tourism and the green transition of industries. Before her employment with the European Commission, Sophie worked for the World Health Organization in Geneva and a private public affairs consultancy firm in Brussels. She holds degrees in Political Science and Advanced European Studies from the Universities of Bonn (DE) and Basel (CH).