White is a Boutique Research and Consultancy Company, focusing on social and consumer behaviour, market analysis, EU policy and strategy, stakeholder engagement, communication, and innovation management.
Established as White Research in Brussels in 2012, White is a trusted partner to many organisations and teams across the public sector, businesses, academia, and civil society. White started as a research company, but it quickly emerged that the dedication and quality-focus, that we apply to our research, is also in high demand across different sectors. Therefore, we started expanding our expertise and adding new skills and talent to our team, to be able to cater to this need.
Today we are a diverse and multi-talented team of researchers and consultants with a large array of skills, knowledge, and expertise. We work together to drive innovation and thought leadership with the aim of carrying out quality research and providing first-class services for the advancement of society and helping our partners achieve their goals.
As a company, as a team and as individuals we believe that trust is the foundation for all good partnerships and that this trust is earned through excellence and reliability. We build excellence into our company and culture, starting from talent acquisition, hiring the best and then help them continue to deepen and broaden their expertise and skillsets. With our talent management framework, consisting of our vigorous recruitment approach, our competency framework, our learning and training scheme as well as our 360° feedback and evaluation system, we ensure that our team is honed for excellence.
However, to be trustworthy, excellence must be combined with reliability. We foster reliability in our team not only through the high reliability of the people we hire and collaborate with, but also through a series of corporate policies and procedures, our iso and GDPR policies, our quality policy as well as our partner feedback system.
With our excellence and reliability, we are a trustworthy partner as evidenced by the trust our many partners put in us repeatedly.
As a boutique research and consultancy company, we carry out research and provide public sector, business, and EU funding services.
Research
We carry out funded research in partnership with a large variety of organisations. Our goal is to advance knowledge, design new concepts and develop solutions in areas of societal and economic interest. Our research focuses on social and consumer behaviour, market analysis and innovation management as well as supporting in the sharing of the results with the world through dissemination and communication.
Public Sector
We respond public sector needs, answering tenders, taking part in negotiated procedures and participating in various other types of public procurement. In this work we support the public sector developing policies and implementing them, through the execution of policy studies, impact assessments, evaluations as well as supporting in implementing and disseminating these policies.
Business
We support businesses by providing a variety of policy, strategy and stakeholder engagement services. Our services in this area range from analysing policies and sharing insights to developing strategies supporting our partners in engaging specific stakeholder groups. We help our partners better understand, deal with and be part of the EU policy making environment.
EU Funding
We support our partners in understanding and accessing the research funding environment. Our services include representing partners at events and in Brussels in general, by monitoring developments, and networking for them in EU funding related matters as well as providing advice on how they can participate in and benefit from this funding.
White continuously strives to improve, it is at the very core of our culture. As a part of our drive to continuously improve and be consummate professionals, our values both as a company and as individuals include:
- Demonstrating honesty and transparency
- Fighting discrimination and providing equal opportunities
- Respecting privacy, confidentiality and avoiding conflicts of interest
- Abiding by all the relevant laws
- Being good colleagues, ambassadors, and partners
- Driving environmental, social, and economic sustainability
These values are engrained in our people and in the way we do things. Furthermore, they are supported by our company policies.
MESSAGES FROM THE LEADERSHIP
MESSAGES FROM THE LEADERSHIP
In a world fraught with uncertainty and marked by continuous change, having a trustworthy partner to rely on, is essential. Whether clients or collaborators, business or research oriented, our partners are our focus. Together we tackle uncertainty head on and leverage change to innovate and succeed in tomorrow’s world. We believe in White and in its partners and take pride in our work. Excellence and reliability are not just words, they are the foundation of a trust-based partnership.
I am policy- and business-oriented person and have the pleasure of overseeing our Brussels office as well as our public sector and business services. In this work I am fortunate to work with some truly outstanding partners and have an amazing team of highly motivated and skilled individuals. Whilst success is never a given, with these people and partners it is hard to not succeed.
CHRISTIAN HAUSCHILDT
MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF PUBLIC SECTOR & BUSINESS SERVICES
At the intersection of data-driven approaches and entrepreneurial spirit is where the best and most sustainable ideas are generated. It is people that make the difference. Our team, but also our partners, are who generate and shape the ideas that become the basis for societal and economic advancement. Excellence in thought and in execution is what makes our thought leadership a reality.
Being an academic and an entrepreneur, I have the pleasure of bringing academic rigor to our research work as well as always further extending our network of partners and experts. Together we explore new opportunities and develop strategies to seize these opportunities. With an open mind to the many opportunities in the world and a group of exceptional people, there are no limits.
EFTHYMIOS ALTSITSIADIS
CO-FOUNDER & SCIENTIFIC LEAD
For any organisation, whether it is White or our partners, constant improvement and reliability in achieving goals, is fundamental. It is through these qualities, combined with efficiency, that we are all able not only to maintain, but also deliver on a shared vision of continuous success. By forging a path together, we grow and succeed together.
As a businessman and an entrepreneur, I oversee the operational and business development aspects of White. It is with a business attitude and a mindset that the only direction is forward, that White has grown over the years and have built so many successful partnerships. White prides itself on reliability, which is achieved through good operational management and through fostering the right mindset in all our team members. This is how we ensure more successful and win-win partnerships in the future.
KOSTAS BOUGIOUKLIS
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Opportunities for innovation and knowledge development are often missed because organisations and individuals, with the best intentions, are focused on other things. White helps solve that problem, our research department is focused on developing and managing innovative solutions through sound data-analysis, innovative stakeholder engagement methods and by challenging preconceptions. Our team of researchers is dedicated to advancing knowledge for our partners and for society.
I manage our office in Thessaloniki and as both a management- and research-oriented individual, I oversee our research services. On a daily basis, our excellent team of researchers push the boundaries of knowledge to help foster and manage innovation. We partner with world leading organisations to help shape a better future.
IOANNIS KOSTOPOULOS
DIRECTOR & HEAD OF RESEARCH
POLICIES
“We take our commitment to our partners very serious, this is reflected in our policies”
CAREERS
White values its people, offering opportunities to take on new challenges and to grow
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We regularly look for skilled people to join our teams in our different offices and across our services. Even when we are not actively looking, we are always open to spontaneous applications from talented people.
