Sotiria is the Head of the European economic, employment and social Policies unit at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) in Brussels. Prior to that, she held research positions in the European Policy Centre (Brussels), the Work Foundation and Chatham House (London), and Trinity College Dublin. She has been advising on opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee on economic policy. She earned her Ph.D. in European Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science.