Ayrton Thevissen

Ayrton Thevissen is a Partner in our Brussels office. A member of our Government Relations, Policy & Advocacy team, he is an experienced advisor who specializes in counseling clients on how to successfully navigate the EU’s complex multi-stakeholder universe in high stakes situations. These include transactions, crises and financial situations like ESG.

Ayrton joined FGS Global from Brunswick Group where he advised companies on a broad range of topics, helping them to enhance their reputation and engage successfully with different audiences, be it policymakers, media and other stakeholders, including in the area of ESG. He also helped build up the Benelux practice. Moreover, he is committed to further advancing DE&I and has worked on several initiatives to promote this core principle within the industry.

Prior to his life as a consultant, Ayrton worked as a policy advisor for EU affairs in the insurance industry and as an attaché in the service of the President at the Belgian Finance Ministry. A Belgian native, Ayrton speaks Dutch, English and French. He holds a MA in European Studies and a BA in History from the KU Leuven.