Brandon Mitchener Email & Phone Number

Brussels, Belgium

An experienced, versatile European strategic communications and public affairs consultant, I help organisations and people make better communications and policy decisions. I am currently supporting clients in the non-profit, technology, EU R&D policy and animal health spaces. I also do writing and training projects and run a side business in wine education. I am open to projects that involve technology, science, sustainability, and/or strategic communications.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad is a non-partisan, non-profit organization. It represents, directly or indirectly, some 9 million Americans living abroad who have had enough of the discrimination and hassles associated with U.S. citizenship-based taxation--a system shared only by Eritrea--in favor of the system of residence-based taxation used by the other 193 countries in the world. Reasonable enough, right?

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

I help Science|Business and its members with occasional writing projects on topics ranging from scientific publishing to sustainable aviation to EU-funded research projects.

Brussels Region, Belgium

I led Health First Europe, a non-profit, non-commercial alliance of patients, healthcare workers, academics, healthcare experts and the medical technology industry dedicated to transforming European health care by investing in education, training, digitalization of services and other innovative medical technologies for increased patient safety and efficiency. I oversaw strategy, advocacy and relations with HFE members and partners.

Brussels Area, Belgium

I led a team of consultants helping clients in several sectors find winning solutions to their European public affairs and communications challenges, including coalition and association management. I'm motivated to win, and to help clients win. Focus on tech regulation, public health, chemical, and food sector.

Brussels Area, Belgium

I led the EBAA through a period of rapid change in aviation technology including broadening its definition of business aviation to include drones and other new sorts of air taxis (don't call them "flying cars"!) that have the potential to revolutionise business aviation as we know it. I led the renewal of the organisation's mission, vision and values statements; helped shape an impactful external communications campaign and the refocusing of its internal and member communications; introduced several governance policies and processes; shepherded the introduction of new information systems; and led the approval of the first proper business plan that the organisation had had in years.

Brussels

I led corporate communications for Monsanto in Europe and the Middle East for four years before its aquisition by Bayer. During this time we launched a suite of new digital communications channels (Twitter, European blog, Facebook, Instagram) and the development of an online community with steadily increasing engagement levels. We built and managed a pan-European public relations agency network. We drove the development of positive stories and narratives for internal and external communications. We built solid working relationships with key media throughout Europe. I developed compelling communications materials including a popular Monsanto Myths & Facts leaflet. I led an aggressive strategy to correct misinformation about Monsanto and modern agriculture and encourage higher standards of journalism in Europe. I also led change management communications in the region in relation to a global corporate restructuring.

Brussels, Belgium

Based in Brussels, I managed public relations for First Solar in the EMEA region, focusing on media relations, policy and project communications and relations with customer, supplier and other partners' communications teams. I also managed the company's public relations activities in India, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia and supported it in China.

Brussels, Belgium

As a senior consultant at Avisa Partners, I advised clients including the GSM Association and LVMH on communications related to European business regulation.

New Pangaea’s vision was to advance understanding between countries and peoples through communication and thereby promote economic, social and environmental progress. I provided strategic consulting services to First Solar Inc. and Avisa Partners as well as acted as a course leader at the European Journalism Centre and an editor for Europe's World magazine. I closed the company after making the decision to go work full-time for my favourite client, First Solar.

Brussels, Belgium

I was a member of the senior management of APCO Worldwide, based in its Brussels office, and ran the Brussels office's media relations practice as well as played a role in APCO's competition, consumer goods and transportation practices. In addition to management responsibilities I advised and trained corporate, association and government clients in government and media relations as well as overall reputation management.

In just short of nine years at the Wall Street Journal I covered European Union politics and business regulation for six years and the European automotive industry and Germany for three years.

Frankfurt, Germany

I covered German unification, western and eastern German companies, trends, economics and politics. I was a one-man bureau, mostly managing my own agenda and bureau budget.

Frankfurt, Germany

I covered the German economy including German unification, the Bundesbank, German industry, economics and politics.

New York City

In my first job after Columbia Journalism School, I covered international financial markets including foreign exchange, gold and other markets as well as edited reports from correspondents overseas.

Master'S Of Science In Journalism, International Journalism

I was also an International Fellow at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. This is a selective, one-year program.

International Fellows Program, International Relations And Affairs

The International Fellows Program is a one-year, non-degree program designed to prepare people for careers in global public policy.

Non-Degree Prorgam, Political Philosophy, International Economics, Italian

A non-degree program on a one-year Rotary International Graduate Scholarship. My studies were heavy on philosophy, international trade.

Ab Summa Cum Laude, German Literature, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi The Bachelor (college newspaper) Yearbook I started out as an English-Philosophy double-major.