Geneviève Pons was responsible for environment and climate in Jacques Delors' cabinet during his last terms as President of the European Commission (EC) (1991-1995).
She is an honorary director of the EC, where she held several management positions before becoming the director of the legal service of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in 2013 and then the director of the European office of WWF in 2015. Since November 2017, she has been leading Europe Jacques Delors, the latest addition to the family of think tanks promoting Jacques Delors' European vision. She is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris, the Sorbonne, and the National School of Administration (ENA). POLITICO considers Geneviève as one of the most influential women in Brussels, particularly in the field of the environment.
She is a member of the European Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters, chaired by Pascal Lamy. She co-chairs with Pascal Lamy the Antarctica2020 coalition, which aims to protect vast marine areas around Antarctica. She also co-chairs with Sébastien Treyer (IDDRI) the Stakeholder Committee of Ifremer. Additionally, she is the Vice-President of Transparency International Europe and a member of the jury for the European Book Prize. Geneviève Pons is a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
