Emanuel Santos

Account Director, Brussels

Emanuel leads our EU Financial Services cluster and oversees our ESG Reporting and Geopolitical Risk practices. With 8+ years of experience in EU politics and policymaking, Emanuel specialises in providing counsel on public affairs strategies, advocacy campaigns, and association management—particularly in areas related to sustainable finance and corporate governance and sustainability, banking regulation, fintech, AML/CFT and taxation.

Emanuel has worked with a wide range of clients in the financial, technology, accounting, energy, compliance, media, agri-food and FMCG sectors.

Before joining the private sector, Emanuel served as a parliamentary advisor in the European Parliament, working on regulations covering anti-money laundering, tax evasion, development cooperation, human rights and security.

Locations

Rud Pedersen has offices in 20+ cities in key European countries

Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria
Czechia
Prague, Czechia
Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Germany
Berlin, Germany
Italy
Rome, Italy
Latvia
Riga, Latvia
Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania
Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Norway
Oslo, Norway
Poland
Warsaw, Poland
Spain
Madrid, Spain
Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine