Our team

Successively parliamentary assistant at the National Assembly, technical advisor in several ministries, and then advisor to the President of the Republic, Benoit has acquired, during ten years, a perfect knowledge of the governmental and administrative decision-making circuits, and a great capacity of analysis of the power stakes.

A graduate of ESSEC and Sciences Po Bordeaux, Benoit joined Action Europe in 2012 and opened the Paris office. His background in public institutions allows him to develop first-class influence strategies for the benefit of our clients.

Awarded the National Order of Merit and a diploma from the École Nationale des Ingénieurs des Techniques Agricoles in Dijon, Robert joined Action Europe in 2019.​

Director for 6 years of the Etablissement Départemental de l’Élevage de La Réunion, in charge of the development of the animal sector, and then Secretary General of the two livestock interprofessional associations of Reunion Island, Robert brought to the Action Europe team his great financial rigour, as well as his intimate knowledge of the functioning of agricultural cooperatives.​

Chief of Staff of three French ministers of the interior and two ministers of defence, former prefect of the Rhône-Alpes Region, Jacques has managed the institutional relations of two strategic French companies in the nuclear and maritime freight sectors.​ As a senior civil servant with more than ten years of experience in the corporate world, Jacques joined Action Europe in 2022, bringing to our firm his perfect knowledge of the French administrative system, of which he was a leading practitioner.​

Gautier holds two masters’ degrees in international business law and European lobbying and joined Action Europe in 2022. For 15 years, Gautier worked with CIS and Southeast Asian countries, firstly for the French administration, then for various European companies for the development of structuring projects and industrial partnerships.​

Back in France, Gautier specialized in strategic consulting for the energy transition. He works on the adaptation of infrastructures, market rules and the use of low carbon and renewable hydrogen in the decarbonization of the energy system.​

Graduated from Sciences Po Grenoble (France) and from the University of Kent (UK) with a double Master’s in International & European governance, Jules joined Action Europe in 2023 as Head of the Brussels Office.​

After starting his career as Parliament Assistant at the European Parliament, Jules has been Economic Advisor to the President of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, in Lyon, Deputy Director of a political party, in Paris and Economic & Social Advisor to the President of the European People’s Party, in Brussels.

More recently, Jules was advisor to the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Education, Youth and Culture, in charge of interinstitutional relations and strategic communications.​

Born and raised in Madeira, Luís joined Action Europe in 2023 to advocate for the interests of the Outermost Regions of the EU. ​Luís began his career at the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations, in New York. He then worked for the Regional Government of Madeira, having lobbied for Madeira’s interests as an Outermost Region of the EU.

Since January of 2022, Luís has held various posts in Brussels related to European Affairs. He recently completed his Blue Book traineeship with the European External Action Service (EEAS), having also previously worked as a consultant in Public Affairs. ​Luís holds a Master of Arts in History and International Relations from the University of Aberdeen. He speaks Portuguese, English, French, and some Spanish.

Clara is in her final year of MA at EM LYON business school, after two years of preparatory classes, and is following a multi-disciplinary specialization in international negotiations.

​Her internships in the private sector and in the French civil public in the field of energy and ecological transition have enabled her to develop strong analytical skills and rigor, as well as a very good command of English and Spanish.

She joined Action Europe in July 2023 as an intern.

A final-year student at Sciences Po Grenoble, Cécilia will complete her multi-disciplinary academic journey with a master’s degree in European Governance.

Her professional background encompasses valuable experience in the social economy sector in France and the Franco-German cooperation sector in Germany. She notably has contributed to addressing cross-border health issues.

Cécilia has a keen understanding of the European policymaking process. She actively leverages her analytical and proactive skills to advance the interests of Action Europe’s clients since January 2024.

She is proficient in French, English, and German.