Goosdeel Alexis

Mr Goosdeel was born on 7 November 1959 in Brussels, and holds a Master’s degree in clinical psychology and a special diploma in advanced management. Mr Goosdeel has spent much of his 30-year career working in the field of public health at national, European and international level. He was one of the founders of Modus Vivendi, a Belgian NGO working in the area of harm reduction. Before joining the agency, he directed Alizés, a Brussels-based, European association working for development and cooperation in public health (1992–99).

In 1999, Mr Goosdeel joined the EMCDDA as a project manager in the area of EU enlargement and international relations. From 2005, he headed the agency’s Reitox and international cooperation unit. In this capacity, he played a central role in: coordinating a network of 30 national drug monitoring centres; preparing EU candidate and potential candidates for membership of the EMCDDA; developing cooperation with neighbouring countries to the EU; and nurturing relations with countries beyond the Union (Central Asia, Russia, Latin America). In 2016, Mr Goosdeel became the Director of the EMCDDA. In July 2024, when the EMCDDA became the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), Mr Goosdeel became Executive Director of the new agency, an exciting challenge for the final years of his mandate.