Gareth is the founder and CEO of Clear Europe. He is also a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges and the director of the Missouri School of Journalism’s Brussels programme.

Before turning to teaching and training, Gareth reported on European affairs for 12 years for European Voice, Time and from 2002-2006 as Chief European Correspondent for UPI. He has also written for the New York Times, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Independent, Politico, Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs. In 2015-2016 he was a columnist for EUObserver and in 2021-22 Associate Editor of POLITICO Europe.

Gareth has directed corporate documentaries around the world, won a European award for his multimedia work and written extensively about media and communication issues. He worked as a speechwriter and political advisor in the House of Commons and European Parliament before becoming a journalist.

In a career spanning over 35 years, Gareth has carried out media and communication training for all the main EU bodies, the United Nations, governments, corporations and dozens of NGOs and trade associations. He has also written speeches, op-eds and press releases for politicians and CEOs.