Francesco Corti is postdoctoral researcher at the department of political and social science of the University of Milan and associate researcher at the Centre for European Policy Studies. Expert in European social and employment policies and EU economic governance, Francesco provided research and advisory services to various Brussels-based think tanks and EU institutions, included the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Court of Auditors and the European Economic and Social Committee. His research largely focuses on European social and employment policies, EU economic governance, EU budget, social investment and comparative welfare state.