Roger Coelho is Senior Policy Director at the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU), which speaks for American companies committed to Europe on trade, investment and competitiveness issues.

Mr Coelho joined AmCham EU in 2008 as Communications Officer, becoming Policy Officer in 2010. In 2012 he became Policy Manager and in June 2016 he became Acting Policy Director, with responsibility for the Advocacy and Content teams. He oversees advocacy planning and strategy as well as the creation of reports and studies. He also oversees relations with the press. 

Mr Coelho holds a BA Honours degree in European Studies and Political Science from Trinity College at the University of Toronto and a MA in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges.

Prior to joining AmCham EU, he worked at the Information and Communication Unit in DG Enlargement at the European Commission, Houston Consulting Europe (now Kreab) and at Pinnacle Public Relations in Brussels.

He is fluent in English, French and Portuguese.

Emilie joined AmCham EU in 2018. She is responsible for sustainability issues as well as for the DIversity and Inclusion Taskforce within AmCham EU.

Prior to joining AmCham EU, Emilie gained hands-on experience as a trainee in the European Parliament’s Co-decision Unit and as a National Campaign Assistant at the Dutch Labour Party. As a student, she also worked in Florence as campaign organiser and as Data Analysis Intern at a London-based NGO.

Emilie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Politics from the University of Florence, a MSc in Democracy and Comparative Politics at University College London and a MA in EU Politics at the College of Europe in Bruges.

Emilie is an Italian and Dutch National and speaks fluent Italian, English, French and Dutch.

Nadia joined AmCham EU as a Policy Adviser in February 2019.  She is responsible for managing the activities of the Transport, Energy and Climate, Consumer Affairs and Agriculture and Food Committees.  

Prior to joining AmCham EU, Nadia completed a traineeship at Robert Bosch GmbH supporting the Head of Office with following developments of EU transport, energy, environment and digital policy. She has also gained experience at the Red Cross EU focusing on social inclusion and communication. 

Nadia holds a Bachelor degree in French Language and Linguistics from Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. She has also completed a Master of Arts in International Relations with Political Strategy and Communication from the University of Kent, Brussels School of International Studies. 

Nadia is a Canadian national. She is fluent in English and French and has an intermediate level of German. 

Nick joined AmCham EU in November 2019. As content adviser, Nick is working on advocacy strategy and messaging in close coordination with the policy advisers as part of the advocacy team. He also works on the production of AmCham EU’s policy materials and publications.

Prior to joining AmCham EU, Nick worked in the communications unit of DG CONNECT at the European Commission, where he served as web editor, and later as press officer. He also has experience in public affairs consulting.

Nick holds a double Master’s degree in European Studies from the University of Bath and Paris Sciences Po. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Modern Language Studies at the University of Nottingham.

Nick is a British national. He speaks fluent French and conversational German. 

Seán joined AmCham EU in October 2020 as a Policy Adviser. He is responsible for the Healthcare and Competition Policy Committees, as well as the Institutional Affairs Task Force.

Prior to joining AmCham EU Seán completed a traineeship with EuropaBio, the European biotechnology industry associations, and has previously worked in civil litigation, consulting and research roles.

Seán holds a Ph.D in Law from the University of Manchester.  His doctoral research looked at the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation as it is applied by the EU's Horizon 2020 framework programme and the impact of RRI on the regulation of new sciences and technologies - specifically synthetic biology.  He further holds a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) in Medical Law from Queen Mary University of London, and an M.Sc in Bioethics from KU Leuven.  He completed his bachelor studies in Law and Society at Dublin City University.

An Irish national, Seán is fluent in Dutch and has a basic knowledge of German, French and Italian.