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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.

Eszter Sandor je višja vodja raziskav v enoti za socialne politike pri Eurofoundu. Ima strokovno znanje na področju metodologije anketiranja in statistične analize, sodelovala je pri pripravi in vodenju evropske raziskave o kakovosti življenja in nazadnje e-ankete o življenju, delu in covidu-19 ter je odgovorna za kakovost naborov podatkov. Njena raziskovalna področja so dobro počutje mladih in kakovost življenja v gospodinjstvih in družinah, vključno s subjektivnim počutjem, usklajevanjem poklicnega in zasebnega življenja ter življenjskimi pogoji. Pred tem je delala kot ekonomska svetovalka na Škotskem, kjer se je osredotočala na ocene gospodarskega učinka, vrednotenja in analize vhodnih in izhodnih rezultatov. Magistrirala je iz ekonomije in mednarodnih odnosov na Univerzi Corvinus v Budimpešti.

Marie Hyland se je Eurofoundu pridružila leta 2023 kot raziskovalka v enoti za socialno politiko. Pred tem je Marie več let preživela kot ekonomistka v Svetovni banki, kjer je delala na številnih vprašanjih, vključno s spolom, podnebnimi spremembami in razvojem zasebnega sektorja. Marieina raziskava je proučevala vpliv pravne diskriminacije na ekonomsko opolnomočenje žensk, obravnavala vlogo velikosti podjetja in vodstvenih praks na produktivnost in gospodarski razvoj ter analizirala ekonomijo politik za blažitev podnebnih sprememb. Marie je doktorirala iz ekonomije na Trinity College v Dublinu.

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).