Shadin Viratham

Shadin is a policy officer at DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion in the unit responsible for the implementation of the EU's Social Business Initiative, including developing policy and EU-level financial instruments under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)

He has been working for the European Commission since 2015 and he specialises in instruments designed to improve access to finance for micro- and social enterprises, promoting job creation and boosting entrepreneurship opportunities for under-represented and vulnerable groups. Previously, he worked in management consulting, advising multinational corporations in diverse sectors including life sciences, healthcare and financial services.