Press Release: European Commission appoints Head of the new European Political Strategy Centre

President Juncker appointed on the 1 December 2014 Ann Mettler, as Head of the European Commission's new European Political Strategy Centre. The EPSC was the Commission's in-house think-tank providing specialised policy advice and forward-looking studies to the President and the College.

Ms Mettler was executive director and co-founder of The Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank and policy network. Prior to founding the organisation, Ann served as Director for Europe at the World Economic Forum from 1997-2000. From 1997-2000, Ms Mettler held positions on the Governmental Affairs Committee of the United States Senate, a strategic advisory firm in Washington, DC and the foreign policy division of the European Commission, Brussels.