Joseph Thornton

Joseph Thornton is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Europe where he contributes to the office’s firms, labour market and education policy work; serves as the Europe office communications lead; and supports the work of J-PAL’s Director of Innovation, Anna Schrimpf. 

Prior to joining J-PAL in 2022, Joseph completed graduate internships at both the International Labour Organization and the OECD's Directorate of Education and Skills, where he focused on skills development policies to foster social inclusion and education policy implementation respectively. Joseph was also a Fulbright grantee in the Netherlands from 2019 to 2020. 

Joseph holds a master’s degree in international public management from Sciences Po Paris with concentrations in project management and human rights. He is proficient in French.