Sarah de Heusch
Company: Social Economy Europe, Brussels
Position: Director
Is Director of Social Economy Europe (SEE), representing over 4 million social economy entities, including national associations, cooperatives, foundations, etc. SEE's role consists of advocating on behalf of these organisations by liaising with EU institutions, serving as secretariat for the EP Social Economy and services of general interest Intergroup, and facilitating coordination among MS via the Luxembourg Monitoring Committee. She participates in high-level groups, including the UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy, the EC Expert Group on social economy (GECES), the EESC Civil Society Liaison Group, and she is delegate to the CCMI of the EESC. SEE also coordinates (together with Euricse) the Large Scale partnership for upskilling and reskilling of the Proximity & Social Economy ecosystem of the EU industrial strategy.
She previously worked at Smart as Institutional Affairs officer and Chair of its Ethical Committee. Her career bridges research, advocacy, and networking around labor, social economy, social protection, and democracy. She holds a master’s in political sociology from Université Libre de Bruxelles
