Staff

Michael Maibach, EABC President & CEO

Alexis L. Serfaty
Policy Director

Alexis L. Serfaty serves as Policy Director for the European-American Business Council. Based in Washington, DC, Alexis oversees a broad policy agenda, including EABC working groups on Accounting & Auditing, eHealth, RFID technology, and Global Trade & Investment. Prior to assuming his current position at EABC, Alexis served as Policy Associate at Business Executives for National Security (BENS), where he focused on U.S. legislative outreach on such issues as WMD nonproliferation and oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. His previous work experience also includes the U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee and the French Foreign Ministry’s Policy Planning Department. A native Washingtonian, Alexis is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and holds an MA in International Relations from Sciences Po in Paris, France.

Jan L. Barnes
Europe Director

Jan is the EABC’s European Director and is based in Europe. Jan manages the EABC’s policy activities related to Bio-Fuels, Digital Economy, the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement and eAccessibility. Prior to joining the EABC, Jan worked as a consultant in European public affairs, specialising in healthcare, energy and chemicals-related legislation.

Jan obtained his BA at University College London and completed his Masters at the London School of Economics. His working languages are English, German and French.

Vacant
Program Manager

Katie M. Kettles
Operations Manager

Katie is the EABC’s Executive Assistant and Operations Manager. Katie oversees the scheduling and contacts for the office and keeps things running smoothly. Prior to working at EABC Katie spent almost two years at The Challenger Learning Center of Greater Washington, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring today’s youth.

Katie obtained her BS in Psychology from James Madison University and is currently enrolled in the Community Counseling Master’s program at The George Washington University.

Katie and her “husband-to-be” recently bought a home in Fairfax, VA and live there happily with their cat Madison.