Markus Held is the HR Business Partner in the Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighourhood (DG ENEST) of the European Commission. Previously, he was in charge of Learning and Development of the European External Action Service (EEAS), training EU diplomats in Brussels and over 140 Embassies across the world. He has been working in various fields of EU affairs since 2003, including leading a Brussels-based international NGO network and creating the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps of the European Commission. As an EMPA alumnus he has been co-convening the Brussels workshop since 2014, after specialising in management and leadership development in the public sector during his time at Hertie.
