Andrea Helfer
“The European Union stands for a community that is aware of its history and its responsibility. It is about strengthening a unique collective effort that has ensured peace, prosperity, and stability on the continent for decades.
The EU shows that we can better tackle complex challenges, whether they are economic issues or global crises, when we address them together. We need a united Europe as a source of strength and a platform for joint action so that we can shape our future sustainably.”
Overview
Andrea Helfer is an experienced analyst, strategist, and consultant in the field of European and international politics with a forward-thinking approach. She worked for more than ten years in the European Policy Directorate General of the Federal Chancellery and, since 2024, has been applying her expertise in executive coaching, consulting, and mentoring. She has a particular interest in the topic of resilience. Andrea Helfer is a Fellow at the Institute of Coaching (McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School).
Approach
Andrea’s mentoring style combines deep empathy with a sharp, intuitive approach. She creates an open environment where every question is welcome, and challenges are met at eye level. Andrea supports her mentees and clients in developing effective strategies while also fostering new perspectives and sustainable strengths. In this way, complex challenges and obstacles become opportunities for positive growth.
Career History
Andrea Helfer worked for more than a decade in the European Policy Directorate General of the German Chancellery, focusing on Germany’s European policy relations with other EU member states and EU foreign relations. Prior to that, she spent two years at the German Federal Foreign Office.
She lived, worked, and studied in China, the United States, France, and Belgium, which has provided her with a broad intercultural and professional perspective. As a coach, mentor, and consultant, she now supports executives in not only successfully overcoming challenging situations but also using them as opportunities for growth and development.
She is an alumna of the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Mercator Foundation, the Carlo-Schmid-Program, the German Academic Exchange Service, and the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Program.
Personal
Andrea Helfer is a German citizen and holds a Master’s degree in Political Science, along with additional qualifications in coaching (ICF-certified), Positive Intelligence, mediation, and Design Thinking. She lives near Munich and has a strong interest in art and classical music. In addition to her work with United Europe, she is also committed to the Bavarian Cancer Society e.V. and supports “wünschdirwas e.V.” as well as the Ronald McDonald House program in Vienna.