Bio:

Pierre Chastanet is Head of the Unit for Microelectronics and Photonics at the European Commission, where he manages the development of European semiconductor policy and the implementation of the European Chips Act and the preparation of a Chips Act 2.0.

Mr. Chastanet has been working for 20 years in the European Commission, supervising different digital policies in the areas of cloud, data flows, software, cybersecurity, privacy, green ICT, and telecom innovation.

Prior to that, Mr. Chastanet gained over 8 years of business experience, mostly in various IT management positions in a large multinational company.

He holds a M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering from Telecom Paris (Polytechnic Institute of Paris), a M.A. in International Politics from the Free University of Brussels (ULB), and a B.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also earned a Leadership Executive Certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.