Xavier Counasse, Belgium, works as a journalist and coordinator of investigative journalism at the Belgian newspaper Le Soir, the leading French-language Brussels daily.

A civil engineer by training, he started his career as a journalist at Le Soir in 2013. He specializes in energy and taxation-related topics.

Counasse first began collaborating with ICIJ in 2014 and has contributed to several investigations including Shadow Diplomats, Pandora Papers, LuxLeaks, SwissLeaks, Panama Papers, Paradise Papers and Implant Files.