Manuela Geleng

Director for jobs and skills, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

Manuela Geleng works for the European Commission where she is currently the director for jobs and skills in the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. She is responsible for the Future of Work file, focusing on the impacts of digitalisation and artificial intelligence on the world of work. She also steers the implementation of the Union of Skills strategy, which aims at esuring that the European workforce has the skills needed for quality jobs and lives.

Previously, Manuela Geleng has held several other managerial positions in the Commission. Prior to joining the European Commission, she worked in the private sector and for the United Nations Development Programme.