Arnaud Brizay

Since February 2023, Arnaud Brizay leads the team "Land Use in the Bioeconomy" at Agora Agriculture, which develops knowledge-based and politically implementable land use concepts for future-oriented, sustainable agriculture and forestry at German and European level.

Before joining Agora Agriculture, Arnaud Brizay was French exchange officer at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) for two years. Previously, he was agricultural attaché at the French Embassy in Berlin for six years, responsible for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He gained further international experience during his four years as Forest Policy Officer at the UNECE/FAO Joint Section in Geneva.

In France, Arnaud Brizay was Head of Unit for Forestry and Timber Development at the Ministry of Agriculture in Paris. He has also managed the Division for Environment and Rural Areas in the Pas-de-Calais Département. He started his career in 1999 at the French Embassy in Ireland on agricultural policy issues.
Arnaud Brizay studied agricultural sciences in Paris and forestry in Nancy.