Valérie Mendes De León Email & Phone Number

Netherlands

Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Lead of the digital and tech practice• Account lead for 4 clients • Advising clients on public affairs activities and strategies on the European and Dutch level• Risk assessments of new legislative and non-legislative initiatives• Active engagement with clients and politicians, policy makers and business associations• Responsible for our pro bono and due diligence policy.

Den Haag

• Advising various clients - mainly in the tech sector - on their position in the political field and relevant stakeholders.• Actively working on EU Affairs: advising on advancing policy in the European Parliament and both on Council and Commission level.

Den Haag

As a volunteer, I initiated and led a new communications workgroup, for which I developed a strategy and put together a new team. Simultaneously, I co-developed and implemented a new donation strategy.

- Responsible for developing 3 new data driven experiments- Direct an experiments team of 10 persons- Projectleader of 6 projects: writing project plans, overseeing execution, garding the process, rapport on development and coordinating scaling up of project.

Den Haag En Omgeving, Nederland

Researcher and events organizer for the Sub-Sahara Africa/European Integration track of the The West Wing 2019/2020. The aim of this track is to research the policy question of how the Netherlands can realise their regional goals in the Horn of Africa through/with the European Union, in light of the departure of the United Kingdom.The West Wing is a think tank created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands for students and young professionals in order to provide the Ministry… Show more Researcher and events organizer for the Sub-Sahara Africa/European Integration track of the The West Wing 2019/2020. The aim of this track is to research the policy question of how the Netherlands can realise their regional goals in the Horn of Africa through/with the European Union, in light of the departure of the United Kingdom.The West Wing is a think tank created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands for students and young professionals in order to provide the Ministry with creative and innovative ideas on current policy questions and challenges. Show less

Den Haag

At Justice and Peace I was involved in a couple of corporate projects:- The annual Martin Luther King lecture: together with the Vrije University I organized the 2018 MLK lecture. I was responsible for all the logistical organization as well as the promotion and communication of the event. Over 325 people attended the event.- Shelter City Bike Challenge: the first cycle fundraising for Justice and Peace. I was responsible for the complete organization of the 7-day cycling event, where… Show more At Justice and Peace I was involved in a couple of corporate projects:- The annual Martin Luther King lecture: together with the Vrije University I organized the 2018 MLK lecture. I was responsible for all the logistical organization as well as the promotion and communication of the event. Over 325 people attended the event.- Shelter City Bike Challenge: the first cycle fundraising for Justice and Peace. I was responsible for the complete organization of the 7-day cycling event, where we visited all the participating municipalities of the Shelter City program. All together we raised over €16.000.- The organization and coordination of the fall events: an interactive dinner with Human Rights Defenders, the Justice and Peace open day, the 50th anniversary of Justice and Peace and the celebration of 70 years Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Show less

Den Haag, Provincie Zuid-Holland, Nederland

In my internship I worked on the Global Goals Municipality Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the UN in Dutch municipalities. I developed content for the campaign, organized meetings, designed and reorganised the website, wrote news articles, managed our social media and maintained contact with municipalities.

Master, International Politics

Thesis subject: climate change migration in the Pacific Islands

Bachelor, Political Sciences

Bachelor Liberal Arts, Specialisation In Conflict Studies, Gpa 3,5

Activities and Societies: Study association Alias: I took place in four commission. Vice-chairman of the Sportscommission; Commissioner.

Minor, International Relations And Affairs, 7,6

Minor, French Studies, B2

Gymnasium