Florence Gaub

Florence Gaub is Director of the Research Division at the NATO Defense College (Rome).

Florence, a French-German national, has held key positions such as deputy director at the EU Institute for Security Studies, foresight advisor at the EU Council, and special advisor to EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič.

Beginning her career at NATO’s Middle East Faculty in 2009, she now focuses on strategic foresight and geopolitical trends. Her publications include the bestseller *Zukunft: Eine Bedienungsanleitung* (2023), the EU’s *Global Trends to 2030* (2019), and *The Cauldron: NATO’s Libya Operation* (2018).

Florence serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Complex Risks and is a member of the World Science Fiction Society. She holds a PhD from Humboldt University and degrees from Sciences Po Paris, the Sorbonne, and the University of Munich.