Eureka has a central Secretariat based in Brussels, Belgium, which manages the centralised programme operations, collects and analyses project and impact data, and promotes Eureka to stakeholders and potential beneficiaries.
The Secretariat also supports the Chair in organising and preparing for the Network meetings and other events.
The day-to-day activities of the Secretariat are managed by its Director General and executed by a team of roughly 40 employees of more than 15 nationalities, specialised in their respective fields.
The Secretariat office premises costs have been covered by the Belgian Science Policy Office (Belspo) since 1987.
The management team

Brit Helle
Director General

Alain Van Esse
Director Finance & Administration

Catherine Simmons
Marketing & Communications Team Leader

Peter Chisnall
Director Strategy & Business Development

Linden Farrer
Operations Manager Eurostars

Jorge Liz
Operations Manager Globalstars, Network Projects and Corporate Activities

Yorick Ernst
IT Infrastructure Manager

Sylvain Trias
IT Program Manager

Justin Blanchart
Legal Advisor & Controller