Ann Mettler

Executive Director, Co-Founder,
Lisbon Council, Brussels

Ann Mettler is executive director and co-founder of The Lisbon Council, a knowledge economy think tank and innovation network. From 2000-2003, Ann worked at the World Economic Forum, where she served as Director for Europe. She has published articles in key media outlets, such as Wall Street Journal Europe, Financial Times, and Newsweek, and writes a blog on innovation for EurActiv, a major EU news portal. A dual citizen of Germany and Sweden, Ann has lived and worked in Greece, the United States, Switzerland and Belgium.

She holds Masters degrees in political science and European law and economics, and graduated with distinction from the University of New Mexico, USA, and the Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI) in Bonn, Germany.