Passacaglia Consulting is a niche training consultancy offering clients the twin benefits of diplomatic tradecraft and real world experience forged at the heart of government and in the corridors and negotiating rooms of Brussels.
Our trainers relish passing on the wisdom gained in successful careers working in, and with, the EU..
Like the ground bass of a Passacaglia, we help our clients to think creatively while keeping them grounded in reality.
Michael Roberts
Founder and Managing Director of Passacaglia Consulting, Michael offers tailored coaching and consultancy services to clients across Europe and beyond. Following a career in diplomacy, serving in Brussels, Athens, Ankara and Bratislava where he was British Ambassador, Michael is an expert in navigating the European Union. His huge wealth of practical experience gives him unique insight into how both governments and international organisations work from the inside.
Based in Brussels, Michael has advised Presidents, Prime Ministers and senior government officials on how to work with, as well as in, the EU. He has managed training programmes for officials from Lithuania, Estonia, Finland and Slovenia in preparation for their Presidencies of the Council of the EU.
Educated at Oxford University, Michael speaks French, Greek, Turkish and Slovak. A former trustee of the European Union Baroque Orchestra and now of Depaul Slovensko and the Fieri Consort, he has a passion for classical music, baroque music in particular.
Eléonore Masson
Passacaglia Consulting’s Project Manager, Eléonore assisted the ECE Group with the design and delivery of its year-long programme of training for officials assigned to the 2021 Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Originally from Belgium, Eléonore moved to the UK to study International Management. She completed an MA in Cultural and Creative Industries at King’s College London. More recently, she finished a second MA in European Culture and Thought at University College London, indulging her passion for films, philosophy, particularly the oeuvre of Nietzsche, and French modern literature.
She speaks French, English and German, and has experience in events management, organising academic and corporate conferences as well as cultural festivals.