Mark De Vos holds a Licentiate and Doctorate in Law (Universiteit Gent), a Master in Social Law (Université Libre de Bruxelles), and a Master of Laws (Harvard University). He teaches employment and labor law, EU-law, and the rule of law at Ghent University and the University of Brussels. He is the director of the Itinera Institute, an independent policy think-tank based in Brussels. He frequently publishes, lectures, and debates on issues of labor and employment law, European integration, globalization, labor market reform, pensions, ageing, healthcare, and welfare state, both nationally and internationally, and both academic, professional and policy circles, as well as in the media.