Dirk Bergrath is member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and heads the EU Liaison Office of IG Metall, with more than 2.2 million members the largest trade union in Europe. He has a focus on European Industrial Policy, Just Transition in industrial value chains and the automotive sector.
Earlier in his career, engagements with the German Permanent Representation to the EU, the international department of IG Metall and the European Metalworkers’ Federation followed his work in research.
Dirk Bergrath holds an MA in International Economics from University of Sussex (Brighton, UK) and a PhD from RWTH University of Aachen (Germany).