Ann Mettler has more than two decades of experience in high-level public policy and strategy, operating at the intersection of technology, innovation, foresight and entrepreneurship. At Breakthrough Energy, she is working with European partners to accelerate clean-tech innovation in the pursuit of climate neutrality and a net-zero emissions future. Previously, she served as Director-General at the European Commission where she ran the internal strategy department, reporting directly to the President. An entrepreneur at heart, Ann Mettler set up her own think tank which she ran for more than a decade. Her career started at the World Economic Forum where she led the Europe department.