Koen Berden

Dr Koen Berden is the Executive Director of International Affairs for EFPIA. He is part of the EFPIA senior Leadership Team and provides his services in the execution of the International Trade activities of the Association, including coordinating EFPIA global responsibility countries like Russia and Turkey and also focusing on supporting Japan and China. He also works on the EFPIA inputs for various trade agreements.

Before joining EFPIA, Koen served as Director of Outreach and Member of the Board of Directors at the World Trade Institute in Bern, Switzerland, from 2015-2018. From 2006 – 2015, he worked at Ecorys, the oldest and one of the largest public-sector consulting firms in Europe, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where he was first Partner and Commercial Director and later served as Senior Partner and its Managing Director. For the Ecorys Group, Koen was EU Market Director, Chief Innovation Officer, and Chief Economist. He has over 20 years of experience in the fields of international trade and (sectoral and industrial) competitiveness.