François Perl, strategic advisor Solidaris, is a Belgian policy expert specializing in health care systems, social security, and public governance. His work focuses on the sustainability, accessibility, and solidarity of welfare states, with particular attention to the Belgian health and disability insurance model and its ongoing transformations. 

He has held senior positions within major Belgian social insurance institutions, where he has contributed to the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies related to health care financing, long-term illness, and return-to-work strategies.  

As an author and commentator, François Perl has published extensively on issues such the need to modernize social security in the face of demographic change, labor market inclusion, economics of disability management. His writings emphasize the importance of preserving universal access to care and disability insurance, strengthening the return to work of people on long-term sick leave. He has also explored emerging topics such as the impact of artificial intelligence on social protection, the future of mutual societies, and the political economy of health reforms in Belgium and Europe. His analyses are characterized by a strong commitment to social justice, democratic governance, and evidence-based policymaking. 

François Perl regularly contributes to public debate through opinion pieces, policy papers, and conferences, where he advocates for a renewed and ambitious social-democratic vision capable of addressing inequalities and reinforcing solidarity in the 21st century.