Alexandra Paul

Alexandra Paul

Alexandra counts with 15 years of professional experience including in the public sector, private sector and academia.

She is currently working at Pasqal – the global quantum computing leader based on neutral atoms technology – as the Global Public Policy Lead. In her role, she takes responsibility over Pasqal’s Public Affairs, Standardization and Sustainability activities.

Alexandra previously worked as Chief Economist in the Cloud & Software Unit at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT). In that role, she took responsibility over the economic, competition, statistical, industrial and public investment aspects of cloud computing and software. She notably acted as the Commission’s trusted advisor to guide both 12 Member States and hundreds of companies from the data, cloud and software ecosystems to design and set-up an Industrial Cloud for Europe: the Important Project of Common European Interest on Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services.

Prior to it, she worked at Accenture as Manager where she pursued strategic consultancy missions for more than 50 public administrations and local governments across Europe in which she specialized in the digital transformation of public services and cities, the definition of government relation strategies and go to market business strategy developments.

Alexandra started her career as academic and teaching fellow at the College of Europe, where her research focused on the role of European Funding to shape public policies in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

She graduated in Economics and Sociology, in European Affairs and Public Policy, from the London School of Economics, the College of Europe and Sciences Po. Paris.

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