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Marcel Magnus has been part of the EGOV unit at the European Parliament since 2014. Prior to this role, he worked in the European Commission's DG Competition (Task Force Financial Crisis) from early 2009 and held various other positions within the Commission starting in 2006. Before joining the European institutions, he gained experience in academic research and held roles in several private companies, culminating in a position as a member of the executive board. Marcel holds a PhD in Economics.

Martin Larch has been with the European Commission since 2000. Currently serving as Head of the Secretariat of the European Fiscal Board, he previously led the unit responsible for Ireland during the country’s financial assistance programme. Earlier in his career at the Commission, he worked as an Adviser in the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA), reporting directly to the Commission President.

His research and publications focus on macro-fiscal issues, with a particular emphasis on fiscal policy-making in the European Union and income distribution. Martin Larch holds a degree and a PhD in economics from Vienna University and completed doctoral and post-doctoral studies at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna and the European Institute at the London School of Economics.

Giorgos Verdi is a policy fellow with the European Power programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. His research focuses on the implications of critical and emerging technologies for the EU’s competitiveness, economic security, and foreign policy.

Junior Economist at Assonime

Sascha Steffen is Professor of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and DWS Senior Chair in Finance.
His research is in the area of banking, corporate finance and financial intermediation. Recent work analyzes the causes and consequences of the European banking crisis and its implications for firms’ financing and investment opportunities.