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  • Senior Expert – Team Leader for Performance and Monitoring, DG REGIO, European Commission
  • John Walsh is a team leader in the Evaluation and European Semester unit of the Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy in the European Commission. In his functions he works on ESIF Open Data, and the monitoring and evaluation of 2014-2020 programmes. He has a wide experience in issues linked to coordinating the implementation of the Structural and Cohesion Funds. Previously, he worked on thematic coordination and good practice exchange and supported the independent jury for the annual RegioStars awards from 2008-2013. Before working in DG Regional Policy he worked in policy coordination functions in DG Research and DG Industry. His started his public sector career in the Irish Department of Enterprise and Employment working on EC affairs.