Director Public Affairs, AI4People Institute
A director at DIGITALEUROPE in 2010-2023, Patrice Chazerand was Secretary-General of the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE), the trade body of PC and videogames publishers in Europe in 2002-2009, establishing PEGI, the pan-European system of harmonised rating of digital content, and dealing with a wide range of topics, from internet content to protection of minors, privacy, freedom of expression, intellectual property, competition law, and net neutrality. In 1999, Patrice set up the Brussels office of Viacom as Vice President, European Affairs until 2002. In 1989-1995, he was Director, Public Affairs, at AT&T France, and subsequently Managing Director from 1995 to 1999. Patrice spent the first fifteen years of his career with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seven of which posted at the Embassy of France in Washington DC. He holds an MBA from HEC, France’s top business school, and a degree from Sciences Po Paris.
