Jean Philip De Tender is Deputy Director General at the European Broadcasting Union in Geneva. He is in charge of Strategy Services and Media, supporting 115 Public Service Media Members in more than 55 countries.
For more than 25 years Jean Philip worked for VRT, the Flemish public broadcaster in Belgium. He started his career as a journalist working on various television and radio programmes. He became channel manager of Eén, the biggest television channel in Flanders. During his tenure, Eén grew to achieve enormous success, cornering a share of more than 33% and plotting a clear course for public broadcasting. During his last two years at VRT, he was in charge of all television channels (Eén, Canvas and Ketnet).
Jean Philip loves writing and sharing his ideas. Social media has become second nature to him. In 2010, he published his first book, Alles is een verhaal (Everything is a story). An inspiring personality, he often lectures internationally, both inside and outside the media industry.
He holds various board positions and is President of the Constructive Institute in Denmark.
Jean-Philip joined Journalismfund Europe's board on 17 March 2026.