Giovanna Altieri has been employed by IRES since 1973 and its director since 1998. An economist and business studies graduate, with a post-graduate diploma in economy management she is the coordinator of labour market research at IRES. In this capacity, she has co-ordinated various research groups on themes concerning the labour market and policies to reduce unemployment, social exclusion and to promote equal opportunity. She has carried out studies on new form of employment (related to ICT: teleworking); labour market segmentation and local market indicators in the prospective to revitalise local areas with deficit of development. She has also organised various seminars and workshops, promoting debate and discussion on these topics with people from different areas (university, institutions, and trade unions). She has also published widely and is an acknowledged authority on issues in the labour market.