Geneviève Pons was in charge of environmental and climate matters in Mr. Jacques Delors’ Cabinet during his last mandates as President of the European Commission (1991-1995). She is an Honorary Director of the European Commission where she held several management positions before becoming Director of the ILO’s Legal Service in 2013, and Director of the WWF’s European Office in 2015. From November 2017, she heads Europe Jacques Delors, the latest in the family of think tanks carrying on Jacques Delors’ European vision. She is a graduate from Sciences Po Paris, the Sorbonne, and ENA.  

Geneviève is considered by Politico as one of the most influential women in Brussels. She chairs the citizens engagement group of the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters. She co-chairs with Pascal Lamy the Antarctica2030 coalition, which aims to protect vast marine areas around Antarctica. She also co-chairs with Sébastien Treyer (IDDRI), the Ifremer Stakeholders Committee and takes part in the ocean group of the Africa Europe Foundation.

Geneviève Pons has been mandated by Ambassador Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, Special Envoy of the French President, to organise an event on the European Ocean Pact at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice in June 2025, in collaboration with Catherine Chabaud.

She is a member of the jury for the European Book Prize.  

Geneviève Pons is a Knight of the Legion of Honour.