Catherine Schneider
Senior Policy Researcher - AI Workforce and Innovation
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Catherine Schneider (she/her) is the Senior Policy Researcher for AI Workforce and Innovation. Her research focuses on AI's impact on global talent flows, innovation and inclusion.
Prior to joining interface, Catherine worked at Mozilla on the Fellowships and Awards team, as well as the UN Refugee Agency, where she worked as an Associate Innovation Officer specialising in AI policy and research. At UNHCR, she helped to develop innovative technical projects across the globe and contributed to global strategic guidance around the safe usage of emerging technologies. She holds a MSc from the London School of Economics, where she focused on tech ethics and analysed the use of emerging technologies on refugee communities.
Publications by Catherine Schneider
Who Powers Europe’s Twin Transition?
Mapping green skills, talent hubs, and strategic gaps in Europe’s AI workforce
Catherine Schneider
Decoupling Infrastructure and Talent
Insights from Finland
Siddhi Pal, Catherine Schneider
The European Union’s AI Factories
Lessons for Public Investment in AI Infrastructure in Europe
Dr. Nicole Lemke, Catherine Schneider
La Dolce Vita Paradox
How Italy's Sweet Life Both Attracts and Loses AI Talent
Siddhi Pal, Catherine Schneider
Solving Europe's AI talent equation: Supply, demand and missing pieces
Siddhi Pal, Catherine Schneider, Dr. Laura Nurski
Technical Tiers: A New Classification Framework for Global AI Workforce Analysis
Siddhi Pal, Catherine Schneider, Ruggero Marino Lazzaroni
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