Alexandra Jour-Schroeder is Deputy Director General at the European Commission overseeing the work of the Directorate-General for Financial Services and Financial Markets. She has long-standing experience in EU policies having joined the European Commission in 1996 where she held different positions inter alia in competition, industry-, justice and consumer policies. For 10 years she was a member of Cabinet of several European Commissioners. Before joining the European Commission, Alexandra started her professional career in the European Department of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs. She has a graduate in law.