Dr. Marjan Petreski is Associate Professor at the School of Business Economics and Management of the University American College Skopje. He is the founder of Finance Think – Economic research & Policy Institute, Skopje, a prominent and influential economic think tank. He holds a PhD from Staffordshire University, UK.

His research lately focuses on issues related to labor markets, social policy and the welfare state, with a strong focus on transition economies. He published widely in international peer-reviewed journals (18 articles in journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports), authored four international books and eleven chapters in international books.

For his research, he has been awarded with several international awards. Marjan served Career Integration Fellow of CERGE-EI in Prague, as well an external consultant of the World Bank, International Labor Organization, UNCTAD, UN Women, UNDP, Regional Cooperation Council and others.