Grégoire Poisson is a Partner at DGA Group and is based in Brussels. He serves as the Global Head of Public Affairs and Co-Head of the firm’s Brussels office in addition to advising his own portfolio of clients, consisting of corporations and associations in the energy, mobility and sustainability fields.

Under Mr. Poisson’s watch, DGA Group (formerly Interel) won multiple awards, including Best EU Consultancy of the Year in 2014, 2017 and 2018, and EMEA Public Affairs Consultancy in 2021. He was voted Consultant of the Year 2018 (Public Affairs Awards Europe).

Before joining the firm in 2012, Mr. Poisson headed the energy-environment-transport public affairs practice for Weber Shandwick in Brussels. Prior to that, he was account director at Havas Worldwide. Before moving into consulting, he was director of public affairs for the European Aggregates Association (UEPG), where he contributed to the success of the European Minerals Forum and ran several successful pan-European campaigns, including ones for the Mining Waste Directive as well as the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register. Mr. Poisson began his career as European affairs manager at Hitachi Ltd.

Mr. Poisson holds an undergraduate degree from EMLYON Business School and an M.A. in European affairs from the Institut Catholique de Paris. In 2015 and 2016, respectively, he completed executive education programs at Harvard, Stanford and Saïd business schools.