Jan Eger Email & Phone Number

London, GB

San Jose, CA, US

Leading Government Relations for PayPal in the UK and Ireland

London, England, GB

• I first joined Thomson Reuters in 2011 during a period of huge legislative and economic change, then was serially promoted through increasingly senior positions, culminating in a lead role as Refinitiv was spun out..
• Designed best-practice regulatory strategy, working closely with leadership, regulators, consultancies and trade associations.
• Implemented effective response to consultations, collaborating with compliance, legal and business stakeholders.
• Developed profitable commercial strategies based on technical analysis of impact of regulatory change.
• Managed reputational risk and protected key parliamentary relationships after controversy stemming from business closures.
• Provided key planning and preparation for Brexit, including potential move of operations to continental Europe.

Toronto, ON, CA

• Joining Thomson Reuters in a Government Affairs Executive position, I was promoted to Head of European Financial Services Government & Regulatory Affairs in 2014, providing key support to leadership decision-making.
• Increased Thomson Reuters industry reputation through thought leadership and best practice.
• Spoke at major conferences and headed response to public policy consultations in Washington DC and Brussels.
• Co-founded EU Asia Financial Services Roundtable as Vice-chair of major industry association.
• Established public / private partnerships with organisations including World Economic Forum, Europol, IIF and RUSI.
• Boosted profit through key input to go-to-market solutions and effective product development, including green finance, benchmarks, FX and data products.

Brussels, BE

Reported to Chairman of the European Parliament's Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis, Member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON).Influencing across institutions, governments and the financial services industry, I had particular accountability for Financial Crisis Committee and dossiers of the Economic &.

Newark, NJ, US

Hired to provide effective representation for Panasonic in industry associations, I also analysed EU parliament and commission developments and legislation, including trade agreements, ICT issues and consumer directives; wrote speeches and position papers.

Brussels, BE

The Blue Book Graduate Trainee Programme is a highly selective, five-months paid traineeship at the European Commission.Served at EC's Directorate-General for External Relations working for Head of Unit of Interinstitutional Relations.Worked on relations to European Council (EU Member States) and European Parliament.Acquired knowledge of the working.

Berlin, Berlin, DE

Involved in daily interactions of Federal Republic of Germany with European Parliament; regularly joined European Parliament sessions in both Brussels and Strasbourg.Composed regular European Parliament briefs for German government.

Tehran, IR

Produced report on petrochemical industry in Iran and opportunities for German companies.

Ma, International Relations And International Organization

Political Science

Ba, European Studies

Education record