Kai Leichsenring is Executive Director at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, since 2016. His background is in Political Sciences/Social Policy (Dr.phil., University of Vienna) and Organisational Development Consultancy. He specialised in comparative and applied social research and policy consultancy with a focus on population ageing, health and long-term care, and related issues such as governance and financing, quality management, labour conditions, user involvement and informal care. Apart from coordinating many national and European R&D projects he collaborated with a number of regional and national governments, and international agencies (UNECE, OECD, WHO, Worldbank, UNDP). Moreover, he designed and facilitated workshops, conferences and trainings, and published a wide range of reports, books and articles, e.g. recently A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy (Ed. With A. Sidorenko). Cheltenham 2024: Edward Elgar.