Cate Mackay
Belgium, Brussels
Head of Competition and Industrial Policy at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK
Profession: Diplomat
Industry: Government Administration
About:
Cate leads on competition and industrial policy at the UK Mission to the EU. She holds a Masters in European Affairs from Science Po, Paris and the Humboldt University, Berlin and an undergraduate degree in modern languages. As a long term, passionate EU observer, she follows trends in industrial policy and more broadly in society in the EU and its Member States. Cate is also a keen European traveller, and has lived in London, Paris, Toulouse, Berlin and Budapest. She is now based in Brussels.
languages
French, English, German
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Experience:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK
Head of Competition and Industrial Policy at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK
July 2020 - Present • Brussels, Belgium
Lead at the UK Mission to the EU on State aid/subsidies, broader competition policy and industrial policy including semiconductors, critical raw materials, digital competition and economic resilience