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Mary McCaughey je vodja oddelka za informacije in komuniciranje pri Eurofoundu. Diplomirala je na Trinity College v Dublinu in College of Europe v Bruggeju, v Bruslju pa je začela delati pri Europolitics in Wall Street Journal Europe. Med prehodom države v demokracijo je sodelovala z Združenjem evropskih poslancev z Afriko (AWEPA) v Južni Afriki, leta 1998 pa je prevzela funkcijo tiskovne predstavnice delegacije Evropske unije v Pretoriji, kjer je vodila tiskovni in informacijski oddelek med pogajanji o sporazumu o prosti trgovini med EU in Južno Afriko. Po koncu vojne na Kosovu je delala kot svetovalka za komuniciranje pri Evropski agenciji za obnovo v Srbiji. Leta 2003 je prevzela funkcijo glavne urednice Eurofounda.

President of the European Court of Auditors (ECA), a position he has held since October 2022. As an Irish national, he first became a Member of the Court in 2018 and was re-elected for a new term as President starting 1 October 2025.

Jorge Cabrita is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit. He is responsible for formulating, coordinating and managing European-wide research, and promoting the dissemination of findings in the areas of working conditions and industrial relations. His main research areas of interest include working conditions and job quality, working time and work–life balance, workers’ health and well-being, gender equality and the socioeconomic impacts of the transition to a climate-neutral economy. He is currently leading research on working time developments and on social dialogue and collective bargaining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Centre for Studies for Social Intervention and at the Research Centre on the Portuguese Economy of the Lisbon School of Economics, and as a trainer and consultant in the areas of strategic management, organisational communication, leadership and team building. He holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Socio-Organisational Systems of Economic Activity from the Lisbon School of Economics.

Martina Bisello is an Expert on Sustainability Transitions and Justice at the European Environment Agency.

John Hurley is a senior research manager in the Employment unit at Eurofound. He took up the role of research manager in February 2012. He contributes to a number of research projects including the European Jobs Monitor and has authored or co-authored over 20 reports as well as journal contributions and edited collections during his time at Eurofound. His main research interests are in the areas of comparative labour market analysis, restructuring and the changing world of work. John is a graduate of both Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin.

Hans Dubois je višji vodja raziskav v enoti za socialne politike pri Eurofoundu. Njegove raziskovalne teme vključujejo stanovanja, prezadolženost, zdravstveno varstvo, dolgotrajno oskrbo, socialne ugodnosti, upokojitev in kakovost življenja na lokalnem območju. Preden se je pridružil Eurofoundu, je bil docent na Univerzi Kozminski (Varšava). Doktoriral je iz poslovne administracije in managementa na Univerzi Bocconi (Milano), potem ko je delal kot raziskovalec na Evropskem observatoriju za zdravstvene sisteme in politike (Madrid).

Dragoș Adăscăliței je raziskovalec v enoti za zaposlovanje pri Eurofoundu. Njegove trenutne raziskave se osredotočajo na teme, povezane s prihodnostjo dela, vključno z vplivom umetne inteligence na delovna mesta, posledicami avtomatizacije za zaposlovanje in regulativnimi vprašanji, ki obkrožajo ekonomijo platform. Redno sodeluje tudi pri primerjalnih projektih, ki spremljajo strukturne spremembe na evropskih trgih dela. Preden se je pridružil Eurofoundu, je bil predavatelj za delovna razmerja na Univerzi v Sheffieldu, Šola za menedžment. Magistriral je iz politologije na Srednjeevropski univerzi in doktoriral iz sociologije na Univerzi v Mannheimu.

Ioannis Anyfantis works as a Project Manager at the European Agency for Occupational Safety and Health (EU-OSHA).

Ivailo Kalfin se je Eurofoundu pridružil kot izvršni direktor 1. junija 2021. Njegovo strokovno znanje zajema vrsto področij, od dinamike trga dela in socialne politike do svetovnih političnih trendov, EU in proračuna ter digitalne preobrazbe. Predstavil je pet glavnih prednostnih nalog za svojo vlogo v Eurofoundu: podpiranje vključevanja zelenega in digitalnega prehoda v Evropo; dopolnitev izvajanja akcijskega načrta za evropski steber socialnih pravic z raziskavami, ki temeljijo na dokazih; okrepljeno sodelovanje z mednarodnimi organizacijami in zunanjimi partnerji ter večji stik z državami evropske sosedske politike; podporo krepitvi in širjenju zmogljivosti socialnih partnerjev v pristojnosti agencije; povečanje prepoznavnosti Eurofounda med ključnimi deležniki.

Jürgen Siebel joined Cedefop from the private sector in September 2019. As Executive Director, he is responsible for managing the Agency’s operations in accordance with the strategic direction of its tripartite Management Board.