Risto Raivio is a senior expert in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, where he deals with social entrepreneurship. Previously he worked in tDG Education and Culture, where he was in charge of the Europe for Citizens programme, vocational education and training policy and cooperation with the OECD. Risto has also worked for the Committee of the Regions, the EU body representing local and regional authorities.
Risto holds a PhD in social sciences from the University of Tampere in Finland.
