Public affairs and policy advisory
We help clients see issues coming, weigh the commercial stakes, and decide what to say, to whom, and when. Then we make the case in a form decision-makers can use.
EU & international advisory
Counsel for complexity: helping organisations navigate politics, policy and reputation.
We advise leadership teams when the stakes are high and lead times are short. Every mandate gets a tailored approach and senior judgement. We keep a consistent focus on commercial impact for the organisations we advise.
01 · About us
Judgement, clarity and outcomes.
Arcus Partners advises organisations facing business issues shaped by policy, politics, and reputation. At a time of geopolitical and technological upheaval, fast-moving regulation, and closer public scrutiny, the advice that counts comes from people who have been in the room when it mattered. Calm, candid, and quick.
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We support leadership teams and their advisers when a transaction, regulatory decision, strategic priority, or emerging issue has consequences beyond the business itself. Our work is grounded in commercial objectives and focused on protecting value, managing risk, maintaining room to operate, and making sound decisions under pressure.
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We work alongside senior executives, in-house teams, legal counsel, and specialist advisers, bringing in the right expertise when it is needed. Whether the issue involves stakeholder engagement, regulatory scrutiny, media attention, or a developing crisis, we offer practical judgement, discretion, and a clear view of what can affect the outcome.
02 · Services
Generalist by sector, specialist by situation.
Strategic communications
Political arguments with commercial impact are often won or lost in public, and so are deals, disputes, and reputations. We help clients decide what they want to be known for and when to speak up or stay quiet. We do this by working with the decision-makers and the outlets that shape their thinking.
High-stakes and transactional advisory
Deals and legal disputes increasingly play out in public, from merger and investment reviews to class actions. We work alongside lawyers to make sure what is said outside the process supports what is argued inside it.
Crisis and issues management
We help clients anticipate crises and prepare for the ones they cannot avoid. When one hits, experience has taught us that a steady hand bringing the right functions together quickly matters as much as the response itself: not just legal, operations, and leadership, but the ones people only remember once they have been through a crisis.
03 · Team
Who we are.
Steffen Thejll-Møller
Partner
Steffen helps organisations work out what to do when policy, reputation and commercial interests pull in different directions.
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He has spent more than 20 years in public affairs and communications, in senior roles at large international consultancies, independent boutiques, and start-ups in Brussels and London. His work spans political and communications strategy, corporate positioning, and crisis response. His experience across public affairs, brand, PR, corporate, crisis, internal and digital communications gives him a broad perspective on how organisations build support, protect reputation and achieve their commercial and political goals.
Most recently, he was a Partner at Rud Pedersen in Brussels and a member of its core leadership team. That team grew the firm tenfold in revenue and headcount over six years, without outside investment. He helped build and lead sector and practice teams, and helped make the Brussels office the largest in the group, with more than 80 consultants. He led the firm’s Policy Communications and EU Funding and Partnerships practices, drove business development, co-led the rollout of its company-wide AI strategy, and developed its M&A / high-stakes advisory offerings, supporting clients through moments when commercial, political and reputational stakes are highest.
Steffen is a graduate of the University of Oxford and speaks English, Danish, Italian and French.
Gregg Svingen
Partner
Gregg helps organisations take a position, tell their story and move decisively through complex political environments.
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His experience is shaped by senior executive roles at UPS and work across agencies and trade associations, as well as advising start-ups, NGOs and governments in situations where business, policy, media and stakeholder expectations converge.
At UPS, Gregg was VP for Corporate Affairs, leading teams serving 219 markets and integrating communications and public affairs worldwide. He was also the company’s international point person for legal and M&A communications, advising senior leadership on reputation, risk, crisis and stakeholder issues.
He has held consulting roles at APCO Worldwide, Weber Shandwick, The Centre/Edelman and Rud Pedersen, and spent five years leading communications for a technology trade association during high M&A activity. He is equally at ease advising corporate leadership, briefing journalists across continents, or helping teams under duress turn strategy into action.
A committed mentor and coach, Gregg is a storyteller at heart. He helps people sharpen their judgement, find their voice and take a clear position. He is adept at turning complex issues into clear positions that resonate with targeted audiences.
Outside work, Gregg has been active in U.S. politics since 2004, supporting overseas voter engagement and presidential campaigns, including volunteering in Pennsylvania in 2004 and 2024. He comments on U.S. elections and transatlantic affairs in Belgian and European broadcast media and moderates related events.
Gregg studied political science and French literature at the University of Washington, holds an MSc in EU affairs from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and completed executive education in global management at the Yale School of Management. He speaks English, French, Dutch and Italian.
Jessica Fernandez
Director of Operations
Jessica helps organisations turn strategy into measurable results by aligning people, processes, and execution.
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A business operations leader, she brings more than 15 years of experience across global organisations including Schneider Electric, UPS, and Tractebel ENGIE.
Her background spans strategic marketing, communications, commercial operations, and organisational management, providing a broad business perspective that helps clients navigate complexity while maintaining focus on measurable outcomes.
She has led cross-functional initiatives across European and global markets, supporting customer engagement, go-to-market execution, digital transformation, and operational excellence. Known for combining strategic thinking with a strong focus on delivery, Jessica brings a pragmatic approach to solving complex business challenges and driving sustainable growth.
At Arcus Partners, Jessica oversees operational excellence, client experience, and delivery, ensuring the structures, processes, and governance needed to support high-quality outcomes and long-term impact. Her perspective is shaped by having worked inside large corporates and trade associations, where success depends not only on strategy, but on the people, systems, and follow-through behind it.
With an academic background in International Marketing, Business Management, and Economics, Jessica combines commercial insight with operational discipline. She speaks Spanish, English, and French.
Contact us
contact@arcuspartners.euAvenue des Arts 44, 1040 Brussels, Belgium