Tessa Bode is an experienced policy officer currently working at the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) since September 2021, focusing on investor protection and intermediaries. Prior to this role, Tessa Bode held various positions at the Autoriteit Financiële Markten from January 2017 to June 2021, ranging from policy advisor to junior jurist. Tessa Bode also worked at the European Central Bank from May 2015 to December 2016 as a supervision analyst in banking supervision, and previously as a trainee in the same division. Additional experience includes internships at KStudio Associato and Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners, as well as managing finance and accounting for SV KoKo. Tessa Bode holds a Master's Degree in Handels- en Ondernemingsrecht and a Bachelor's Degree in European Law School, both from Maastricht University.