Matthias PETSCHKE
Matthias Petschke is Director for Space at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS), Brussels. A lawyer by training, he joined the EU Commission services in 1995, and has since been involved in a variety of EU policies, such as Trade policy and negotiation, in different positions at DG TRADE (from 1997 to 2003); and Internal Market policy and legislation, notably as Head of Unit for Public Procurement policy at DG MARKT (from 2004 to 2008).
Matthias Petschke was Head of the European Commission's Representation in Germany before becoming Programme Manager for the EU Satellite Navigation Programmes, Galileo and EGNOS, in 2013. Since the beginning of 2020, he is Director for Space, including Space Policy, Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation.