Prof. László Andor (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary)

László Andor is Senior Research Fellow at IMK (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung). He was EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion in the Barroso II Commission (2010-2014). From 2005 to 2010 he was member of the Board of Directors of the EBRD. After stepping down from the Commission, he became Head of the Department of Economic Policy at Corvinus University of Budapest. He has been involved in lecturing and research in other leading academic institutions: as Senior Fellow at Hertie School of Governance and as Visiting Professor at ULB and Sciences Po. He also became Policy Fellow at IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor), Senior Fellow at EPC, member of RAND Europe’s Council of Advisors, member of the Board of Trustees of Friends of Europe and member of the Board of Directors of Notre Europe (Institut Jacques Delors). He was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa at University of National and World Economy in May 2014 and the Legion of Honour by the French President in August 2014.